Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

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Prince George, British Columbia, Canada is a mid-sized city in central British Columbia known as a regional hub for forestry, transportation, and education.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
regional hub
airportIATACode YXS
areaCode 236
250
778
averageJanuaryTemperature approximately −9 °C
averageJulyTemperature approximately 16 °C
censusDivision Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
surface form: Fraser-Fort George Regional District
climateClassification humid continental climate
country Canada
daylightSavingTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Daylight Time
elevation approximately 575 metres above sea level
governingBody Prince George City Council
hasArena CN Centre
hasCollege College of New Caledonia
hasMayor Simon Yu
hasSportsTeam Prince George Cougars
hasUniversity University of Northern British Columbia
incorporatedAsCity 1915
isRegionalHubFor education
forestry
transportation
locatedAtConfluenceOf Fraser River
Nechako River
locatedIn central British Columbia
locatedOn Fraser River
majorHighway Highway 16 NERFINISHED
Highway 97
majorIndustry forestry
mining services
pulp and paper production
transportation and logistics
wood products manufacturing
metroPopulationCensus2021 approximately 89,000
namedAfter Prince George, Duke of Kent
surface form: Prince George, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
populationCensus2021 approximately 76,000
populationRankInBritishColumbia largest city in northern British Columbia
postalCodePrefix V2K
V2L
V2M
V2N
precededBy Fort George
province British Columbia
railwayHubFor Canadian National Railway
region Northern British Columbia
servedByAirport Prince George Airport
sportsTeamLeague Western Hockey League
timeZone Pacific Time Zone

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Jon Cooper placeOfBirth Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Interior Plateau of British Columbia containsCity Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
this entity surface form: Prince George (on its northern edge)
Rocky Mountain Trench passesNear Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
this entity surface form: Prince George, British Columbia
Canadian Scottish Regiment garrison Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
this entity surface form: Prince George, British Columbia
Nechako River mouthLocatedIn Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
this entity surface form: Prince George, British Columbia
Nechako River flowsThrough Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
this entity surface form: Prince George, British Columbia
Quesnel, British Columbia nearbyCity Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
this entity surface form: Prince George, British Columbia
Mackenzie, British Columbia northOf Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
this entity surface form: Prince George, British Columbia
Jasper, Alberta connectedByRoadTo Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
this entity surface form: Prince George, British Columbia