Williams Lake, British Columbia
Williams Lake | |
|---|---|
| City of Williams Lake | |
Williams Lake's welcome sign | |
| Nicknames: BC's Stampede Capital, Mural Capital of the Cariboo Chilcotin | |
Williams Lake Location in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 52°07′45″N 122°08′24″W / 52.12917°N 122.14000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Cariboo |
| Regional district | Cariboo |
| Incorporated | 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Williams Lake City Council |
| • Mayor | Surinderpal Rathor |
| • Chief Administrative Officer | Gary Muraca |
| Area | |
| • Land | 33.13 km2 (12.79 sq mi) |
| • Census agglomeration | 2,656.73 km2 (1,025.77 sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 40.36 km2 (15.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 586 m (1,923 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 10,947 |
| • Density | 327/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| • Census agglomeration | 23,608 |
| • Census agglomeration density | 7/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Population centre | 11,906 |
| • Population centre density | 307.4/km2 (796/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Highways | Highway 97 Highway 20 |
| Website | williamslake |
Williams Lake is a city in the Central Interior of British Columbia, in the central Cariboo. Affectionately referred to as "Billy's Puddle" by locals, Williams Lake is one of the largest cities, by population of metropolitan area, in the Cariboo after neighbouring Quesnel. The city is famous for the Williams Lake Stampede, which is the second largest professional rodeo in Canada, after only the Calgary Stampede.