qathet Regional District
{{Short description|Regional district in British Columbia, Canada}}
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| name = qathet
| official_name = qathet Regional District
| other_name = Powell River (1967–2018)
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| settlement_type = Regional district
| image_skyline = Powell River BC 3.jpg
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| image_caption = City of Powell River
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| image_map = CAN BC qathet Regional District locator.svg
| map_alt = A map of British Columbia depicting its 29 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red.
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Canada
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = British Columbia
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| seat_type = Administrative office location
| seat = Powell River
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| government_type = Regional district
| governing_body = Board of Directors
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| leader_title = Chair
| leader_name = Clay Brander, Electoral Area C
| leader_title1 = Vice Chair
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| population_total = 21496
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The qathet Regional District{{efn|The orthography of the indigenous Comox language does not use capital letters.}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|θ|ɛ|t}}, qRD) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its only incorporated municipality is the City of Powell River, although it includes a number of unincorporated areas. The district encompasses a land area of {{convert|5075.33|km2|sqmi}}. The district was formerly known as the Powell River Regional District. Because of frequent confusion between the identical names of Powell River district and city, the district's name was changed in 2018 to qathet, from {{lang|coo|q̓at̓ᶿɛt}}, meaning "working together, bringing together" in the ʔayʔaǰuθəm language of the ɬəʔamɩn, k̓ómoks, χʷɛmaɬkʷu, & ƛohos Nations.{{cite news |title=Province approves Powell River Regional District name change: Area to be rebranded as qathet Regional District |first=David |last=Brindle |date=July 5, 2018 |publisher=Powell River Peak |url=https://www.prpeak.com/news/province-approves-powell-river-regional-district-name-change-1.23359296 |access-date=November 19, 2018 }}
Geography
The district is bounded by the mainland portion of the Strathcona Regional District to the north, and to the east by the Squamish-Lillooet and Sunshine Coast Regional Districts. On the mainland, this includes the area southeast of Powell River to the ferry terminal at Saltery Bay and from Wildwood, northwest of Powell River to Desolation Sound and the terminus of Highway 101 in Lund. Lasqueti Island and Texada Island, along with the southernmost Discovery Islands (including Hernando and Savary), are included, as are the largely uninhabited lands to the north and west of this area.
Government
Its head offices are located in Powell River. The district is governed by a board of seven directors: five electoral area directors who are elected for a four-year term by voters in the electoral areas, and two municipal directors who are first elected to the City of Powell River’s council and then appointed by council to the regional board. The board chair is elected annually by all directors.
Demographics
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the qathet Regional District had a population of {{val|21496|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|10057|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|11921|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:21496-20070}}|20070|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|20070|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|5067.89|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|21496|5067.89|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000701 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census divisions | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 3, 2022}} As of the 2006 census, 19,599 people lived in the district.
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|+ Panethnic groups in the qathet Regional District (1996−2021) ! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group |
Population
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |
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European{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 18,200 | {{Percentage | 18200 | 21060 | 2 }} | 17,440 | {{Percentage | 17440 | 19615 | 2 }} | 17,580 | {{Percentage | 17580 | 19545 | 2 }} | 17,700 | {{Percentage | 17700 | 19330 | 2 }} | 18,085 | {{Percentage | 18085 | 19570 | 2 }} | 18,480 | {{Percentage | 18480 | 19755 | 2 }} |
Indigenous
| 1,805 | {{Percentage | 1805 | 21060 | 2 }} | 1,575 | {{Percentage | 1575 | 19615 | 2 }} | 1,565 | {{Percentage | 1565 | 19545 | 2 }} | 1,105 | {{Percentage | 1105 | 19330 | 2 }} | 1,160 | {{Percentage | 1160 | 19570 | 2 }} | 845 | {{Percentage | 845 | 19755 | 2 }} |
East Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 425 | {{Percentage | 425 | 21060 | 2 }} | 210 | {{Percentage | 210 | 19615 | 2 }} | 125 | {{Percentage | 125 | 19545 | 2 }} | 250 | {{Percentage | 250 | 19330 | 2 }} | 85 | {{Percentage | 85 | 19570 | 2 }} | 215 | {{Percentage | 215 | 19755 | 2 }} |
Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 205 | {{Percentage | 205 | 21060 | 2 }} | 150 | {{Percentage | 150 | 19615 | 2 }} | 80 | {{Percentage | 80 | 19545 | 2 }} | 125 | {{Percentage | 125 | 19330 | 2 }} | 75 | {{Percentage | 75 | 19570 | 2 }} | 30 | {{Percentage | 30 | 19755 | 2 }} |
South Asian
| 155 | {{Percentage | 155 | 21060 | 2 }} | 60 | {{Percentage | 60 | 19615 | 2 }} | 85 | {{Percentage | 85 | 19545 | 2 }} | 60 | {{Percentage | 60 | 19330 | 2 }} | 95 | {{Percentage | 95 | 19570 | 2 }} | 80 | {{Percentage | 80 | 19755 | 2 }} |
Latin American
| 105 | {{Percentage | 105 | 21060 | 2 }} | 30 | {{Percentage | 30 | 19615 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 19545 | 2 }} | 15 | {{Percentage | 15 | 19330 | 2 }} | 35 | {{Percentage | 35 | 19570 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 19755 | 2 }} |
African
| 80 | {{Percentage | 80 | 21060 | 2 }} | 85 | {{Percentage | 85 | 19615 | 2 }} | 60 | {{Percentage | 60 | 19545 | 2 }} | 65 | {{Percentage | 65 | 19330 | 2 }} | 25 | {{Percentage | 25 | 19570 | 2 }} | 40 | {{Percentage | 40 | 19755 | 2 }} |
Middle Eastern{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 25 | {{Percentage | 25 | 21060 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 19615 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 19545 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 19330 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 19570 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 19755 | 2 }} |
Other{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 45 | {{Percentage | 45 | 21060 | 2 }} | 60 | {{Percentage | 60 | 19615 | 2 }} | 40 | {{Percentage | 40 | 19545 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 19330 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 19570 | 2 }} | 60 | {{Percentage | 60 | 19755 | 2 }} |
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! Total responses ! 21,060 ! {{Percentage | 21060 | 21496 | 2 }} ! 19,615 ! {{Percentage | 19615 | 20070 | 2 }} ! 19,545 ! {{Percentage | 19545 | 19906 | 2 }} ! 19,330 ! {{Percentage | 19330 | 19599 | 2 }} ! 19,570 ! {{Percentage | 19570 | 19765 | 2 }} ! 19,755 ! {{Percentage | 19755 | 19936 | 2 }} |
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! Total population ! 21,496 ! {{Percentage | 21496 | 21496 | 2 }} ! 20,070 ! {{Percentage | 20070 | 20070 | 2 }} ! 19,906 ! {{Percentage | 19906 | 19906 | 2 }} ! 19,599 ! {{Percentage | 19599 | 19599 | 2 }} ! 19,765 ! {{Percentage | 19765 | 19765 | 2 }} ! 19,936 ! {{Percentage | 19936 | 19936 | 2 }} |
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| colspan="13" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}} |
Notes
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References
- [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5927&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Powell%20River&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=59&B1=All&Custom= Community Profile: Powell River Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada]
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External links
{{commonscat|Qathet Regional District|lcfirst=yes}}
- {{Official website}}
{{Subdivisions of British Columbia|region=yes}}
{{Geographic location
|title = Jurisdictions adjacent to qathet Regional District
|Centre = qathet Regional District
|North = Strathcona Regional District
|Northeast = Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
|East = Sunshine Coast Regional District
|Southeast =
|South = Strait of Georgia
(Comox Valley Regional District)
|Southwest =
|West = Strathcona Regional District
|Northwest =
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