District of Langley Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia

District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. S side Fraser River, between Surrey and Abbotsford, New Westminster Land District

Mapped Location

District of Langley: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on District of Langley

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for District of Langley

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
District of Langley Official

 

Origin Notes and History of District of Langley

References to District of Langley that document the origin of its place name

Incorporated as a District Municipality 26 April 1873, called the Corporation of the Township of Langley. "Langley (Municipal District)" adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, p.357. Re-approved 11 February 1936 on 92G/2 as labelled on BC Lands' map 2B, 1914. A small portion on the western side of the Municipality was re-incorporated as the City of Langley 15 March 1955.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Metro Vancouver Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-26