Cowichan Valley Regional District

The Cowichan Valley Regional District covers an area between the Stuart Channel and Saanich Inlet on the east coast of Vancouver Island and the southern part of the West Coast Trail, with Cowichan Lake and Cowichan Valley proper located in its central region. It includes the Gulf Islands of Thetis, Penelakut and Valdes. The total land area is 3,473.12 km2 (1,340.98 sq mi). ==Communities==

Incorporated communities • City of Duncan – pop. 5,047 • Town of Ladysmith – pop. 8,990 • Town of Lake Cowichan – pop. 3,325 • District Municipality of North Cowichan – pop. 31,990 Indigenous Reserves • Chemainus 13 • Claoose 4 • Cowichan 1 • Cowichan 9 • Cowichan Lake • Est-Patrolas 4 • Halalt 2 • Kil-pah-las 3 • Kuper Island 7 • Lyacksun 3 • Malachan 11 • Malahat 11 • Oyster Bay 12 • Portier Pass 5 • Shingle Point 4 • Squaw-hay-one 11 • Theik 2 • Tsussie 6 • Wyah 3 Electoral areas A • Malahat • Mill Bay B • Shawnigan Lake C • Arbutus Ridge • Cobble Hill • Cherry Point D • Cowichan Bay E • Cowichan Station • Eagle Heights • Glenora • Koksilah • Sahtlam F • Honeymoon Bay • Mesachie Lake • Skutz Falls G • Saltair H • Diamond • North Oyster • Yellow Point I • Meade Creek • Youbou == Demographics ==

As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Cowichan Valley Regional District had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. • Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. == Notes ==