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Place Name
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Port Coquitlam
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Pronunciation
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ko-KWIT-luhm
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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36,773 (1991)
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Location
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British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
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49°16'N
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Longitude
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122°46'W
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Port Coquitlam
(ko-KWIT-luhm), city (1991 pop. 36,773), SW
B.C., W Canada, in lower Fraser R. valley, on Coquitlam R., urban
enclave 15 mi/24 km E of Vancouver; 49°16'N
122°46'W. Center of vegetable- and fruit-growing (cranberries)
region. Meatpacking, mfg. (foods, fabricated metal, chemicals,
electronic equip., elevators, machinery), shipbuilding; steelworks;
mining services. Hydroelectric power.
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