Delta, British Columbia

Delta
City
City of Delta[1]
Bridge Street & Delta Street
Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
Aerial View of Farmland
Alex Fraser Bridge
Roberts Bank Superport
Motto(s): 
Ours to preserve by hand and heart
Location of Delta in Metro Vancouver
Coordinates: 49°05′05″N 123°03′31″W / 49.08472°N 123.05861°W / 49.08472; -123.05861[2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtMetro Vancouver
Incorporated as a district municipalityNovember 10, 1879[3]
Incorporated as a citySeptember 22, 2017
Seats of governmentDelta City Hall
North Delta Centre for the Arts
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • BodyDelta City Council
 • MayorGeorge Harvie (Achieving for Delta)
 • City Council
List of councillors
  • Rod Binder
  • Daniel Boisvert
  • Jessie Dosanjh
  • Alicia Guichon
  • Jennifer Johal
  • Dylan Kruger
 • MPJill McKnight (Liberal)
 • MLAsRavi Kahlon (BC NDP), Ian Paton (Conservative)
Area
 • Total
364 km2 (141 sq mi)
 • Land179.66 km2 (69.37 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021)[6]
 • Total
108,455
 • Estimate 
(2023)[7]
116,610
 • Rank52nd in Canada
 • Density603.7/km2 (1,564/sq mi)
DemonymDeltan
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
V4C – V4G, V4K – V4M
Area codes604, 778, 236, 672
Websitewww.delta.ca

Delta is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and part of Greater Vancouver. Located on the Fraser Lowland south of Fraser River's south arm, it is bordered by the city of Richmond on Lulu Island to the north, New Westminster to the northeast, Surrey to the east, the Boundary Bay and the American pene-exclave Point Roberts to the south, and the Strait of Georgia to the west.

Encompassing the nearby Annacis Island, Deas Island and Westham Island, Delta is mostly rural and officially composed of three distinct communities: North Delta, Ladner and Tsawwassen.

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  2. ^ "Delta". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. ^ "CivicInfo BC | Municipality: Delta (City)". www.civicinfo.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Council Meeting Schedule" (PDF). City of Delta. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Council Members". City of Delta. Archived from the original on 15 August 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Services, Ministry of Citizens'. "Population Estimates - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.