Burnaby

City
	Coat of arms
	Where Burnaby is located in Metro Vancouver Regional District
	Coordinates: 49°16′N 122°58′W / 49.267°N 122.967°WCoordinates: 49°16′N 122°58′W / 49.267°N 122.967°W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Metro Vancouver
Established	1891
Incorporated as a district municipality	September 22, 1892
Incorporated as a city	September 22, 1992
Named for	Burnaby Lake
Seat	Burnaby City Hall
Government
• Type	Mayor–council government
• Mayor	Mike Hurley (Ind.)
• MP	List of MPs
• MLA	List of MLAs
Area
• Total	96.6 km2 (37.3 sq mi)
• Land	90.57 km2 (34.97 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Burnaby Mountain)	370 m (1,214 ft)
Lowest elevation (Sea level)	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	249,125
• Estimate (2023)	279,948
• Rank	22nd in Canada; 3rd in British Columbia; 3rd in Metro Vancouver;
• Density	2,750.7/km2 (7,124/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (Pacific Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Forward sortation area	V3N, V5A – V5C, V5E, V5G – V5H, V5J
Website	www.burnaby.ca

Burnaby is a city in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The population of Burnaby was 249,125 in 2021.^[2] The mayor of Burnaby is Mike Hurley.

The city was named after Robert Burnaby, a legislator, speaker, Freemason and explorer.^[4] The largest commercial mall in British Columbia, is Metropolis at Metrotown is located in Burnaby.^[5]

Burnaby Media

Central Burnaby, Capitol Hill and the North Shore mountains, as seen from Deer Lake Park
Metrotown at sunset, as seen from Lochdale
Metrotown at sunset, as seen from northwest Parkcrest (just south of Hastings Street)
Burnaby Central Secondary School, one of Burnaby's eight public secondary schools
Trans Canada highway in Burnaby
The Brentwood neighbourhood, with Capitol Hill in the distance