---
title: "City of Nanaimo"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-nanaimo"
description: "City of Nanaimo: Nanaimo is a city in British Columbia with a population of 99,863 (2021 Census). Official website: nanaimo.ca. View it in the explorer."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# City of Nanaimo

British Columbia · Local government

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Nanaimo is a city in British Columbia with a population of 99,863 (2021 Census).

Written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: British Columbia
- Layer: Local government
- Class: Cities and towns
- Population: 99,863 (2021 Census)
- City page: [Nanaimo, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/nanaimo)
- Wikidata: [Q16461](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16461)

## Official website

- [nanaimo.ca](https://nanaimo.ca)

## Places on record

Operator on record for 312 places, from open data, by type. Where Nanaimo has a page for a type, it is linked: every place of that type there. Operators are matched from the source records and may be approximate.

- Libraries: 3 ([Libraries in Nanaimo](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/nanaimo/libraries))
- Arenas: 2
- Pools: 1
- Community and recreation centres: 1
- Parks: 305 ([Parks in Nanaimo](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/nanaimo/parks))

## Related bodies

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- [City of Duncan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-duncan)
- [City of Fort St. John](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-fort-st-john)
- [City of Kelowna](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-kelowna)
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- [City of Merritt](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-merritt)
- [City of North Vancouver](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-north-vancouver)
- [City of Parksville](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-parksville)
- [City of Pitt Meadows](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-pitt-meadows)
- [City of Port Alberni](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-port-alberni)
- [City of Port Moody](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-port-moody)
- [City of Powell River](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-powell-river)

## Sources

- Description written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146477901), with the sources of its record.
- [Places and services in Nanaimo, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/nanaimo)
- [Public services in British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/british-columbia)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "City of Nanaimo", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/city-of-nanaimo