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Sidney

Town in British Columbia, Canada

Also known as Sidney, British Columbia · Sidney, BC

Country: Canada
Located in: Capital Regional District
Population: 11,672(2016)
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1.Stated in Canada 2016 Census
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Area: 5.1 km²
Elevation: 5 m
Website: sidney.ca

Overview

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Sidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia. It is one of the thirteen Greater Victoria municipalities. It has a population of approximately 11,583. Sidney is located just east of Victoria International Airport, and about 6 km (4 mi) south of BC Ferries' Swartz Bay Terminal. The town is also the only Canadian port-of-call in the Washington State Ferries system, with ferries running from Sidney to the San Juan Islands and Anacortes. Sidney is located along Highway 17, which bisects the town from north to south. It is generally considered part of the Victoria metropolitan area.

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Local dialing code: 250
Twinned administrative body: Niimi(since 2008)
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1.canadainternational.gc.ca/japan-japon/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/sistercity-jumelage.aspx?lang=eng
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Located in or next to body of water: Haro Strait
Shares border with: North Saanich

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18 identifiers linking Sidney across the web's reference databases

48.6506, -123.3990OpenStreetMap ↗

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AIDB. (2026). Sidney (Q390530). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/sidney-Q390530