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Vancouver ( (listen) van-KOO-vər) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over 5,400 people per square kilometre, which makes it the fifth-most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America, behind New York City, Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Mexico City. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 52% of its residents are not native English speakers, 48.9% are native speakers of neither English nor French, and 50.6% of residents belong to visible minority groups.Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life, and the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged it as the first city ranked among the top ten of the world's most well-living cities for ten consecutive years. However, Vancouver also ranks as the most expensive city to live in Canada and as the fourth-most expensive housing market globally. In 2011, the city planned to become the greenest city in the world by 2020. Vancouverism is the city's urban planning design philosophy. Vancouver was originally named Gastown and began as a settlement which grew around the site of a makeshift tavern on the western edges of Hastings Mill that was built on July 1, 1867 and owned by proprietor Gassy Jack.

The original site is marked by the Gastown steam clock. Gastown then formally registered as a townsite dubbed Granville, Burrard Inlet. The city was renamed "Vancouver" in 1886, through a deal with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway was extended to the city by 1887. The city's large natural seaport on the Pacific Ocean became a vital link in the trade between Asia-Pacific, East Asia, Europe, and Eastern Canada.Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, APEC Canada 1997, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009; several matches of 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup including the finals at BC Place in Downtown Vancouver, and the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 mi) north of the city. In 1969, Greenpeace was founded in Vancouver. The city became the permanent home to TED conferences in 2014. As of 2016, Port Metro Vancouver is the fourth-largest port by tonnage in the Americas, the busiest and largest in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America. While forestry remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second-largest industry. Major film production studios in Vancouver and nearby Burnaby have turned Greater Vancouver and nearby areas into one of the largest film production centres in North America, earning it the nickname "Hollywood North".

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armelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), American basketball player Carmelo Antrone Lee (born 1977), Puerto Rican basketball player Carmelo Bentancur (born 1899), Uruguayan fencer Carmelo Bossi (1939–2014), Italian boxer Carmelo Bruzzese (born 1949), Italian mob boss Carmelo Cedrún (born 1930), Spanish football goalkeeper Carmelo D'Anzi (born 1956), Italian-American football coach Carmelo Di Bella (1921–1992), Italian football player Carmelo Giaquinta (born 1930), Argentine bishop Carmelo Gómez (born 1962), Spanish actor Carmelo González, aka Cien Caras (born 1949), Mexican wrestler Carmelo González (born 1983), Spanish football midfielder Carmelo Marrero, American martial artist Carmelo Martínez (born 1960), Puerto Rican baseball player Carmelo Micciche (born 1963), French football striker Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (born 1960), Maltese minister and Member of Parliament Carmelo Pace (1906–1993), Maltese composer Carmelo Torres (1927–2003), Mexican matador and author Carmelo Valencia (born 1984), Colombian football player Carmelo Yuste Yuste (born 1984), Spanish footballer

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