Kitimat
District of Kitimat | |
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 An aerial view of Kitimat | |
| Motto(s): A Marvel of Nature and Industry | |
  Kitimat Where Kitimat is located in British Columbia  Kitimat Kitimat (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 54°03′12″N 128°39′08″W / 54.05333°N 128.65222°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | North Coast |
| Regional District | Kitimat–Stikine |
| Incorporated | March 31, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | Kitimat Municipal Council
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| • Mayor | Phil Germuth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 242.63 km2 (93.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 8,236[1] |
| • Density | 34.7/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | V8C |
| Area code | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Website | District of Kitimat website |
Kitimat is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the North Coast region and is part of the Kitimat–Stikine regional district.
The population of Kitimat was 8,236 as reported by the 2021 Canadian census.[1] The mayor of Kitimat is Phil Germuth.[2] Kitimat is known for its fishing, hiking and boating spots alongside the Kitimat River.[3]
Before Europeans, Haisla peoples lived in the area for years. The name Kitimat is from the Tsimshian meaning for "People of the Snow", which refers to the Kitamaat people. In the 1950s, the province of British Columbia invited the Aluminum Company of Canada (Alcan) to build a town in the area for their hydroelectric system which was agreed to in a $500-million ($5 billion today) partnership. The partnership was in agreement to build the system to help power what later became Kitimat and was dubbed the “Town of Tomorrow”. Kitimat was incorporated in 1953 and did not even have a permanent home at that time.[4]
Kitimat is home to the LNG Canada export terminal which ships liquefied natural gas from its port. It was approved on October 1, 2018 with $40 billion in financial backing by Royal Dutch Shell and some Asian partners.[5] It is the first LNG export terminal in Canada.[6] It produced and shipped its first LNG cargo in June 2025.[7]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "2021 Census Profile for Kitimat, British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Mayor & Council". District of Kitimat. Archived from the original on March 12, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Kitimat". Travel British Columbia. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "The Birth of Kitimat". Knowledge Network. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Alberta and South Korea's pensions just bought the Coastal GasLink pipeline: 8 things you need to know". The Narwhal. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "First Cargo Puts Canada on the Map of LNG Exporting Nations". LNG Canada. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Tanker bound for Asia after loading Canada's first cargoes of liquefied natural gas in B.C." CBC News. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
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