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The city of Coquitlam is located in the heart of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, in the United States. The suburban city is the largest city in Columbia. It is about 10 to 15 km away from east of Vancouver, and about 20 minutes drive drive form the U.S. border. As of 2007, Coquitlam has a population of 120,512.

According to the 2001 Canadian census , there were 112,890 people living in the municipality in 41,481 private dwellings. Of the 40,220 households: 37% contained a married couple with children, 25% contained a married couple without children, and 21% were one-person households. Of the 31,390 reported families: 77% were married couples with an average of 3.2 persons per family, 15% were lone-parents with an average of 2.5 persons per family, and 8% were common-law couples with an average of 2.5 persons per family. The median age of Coquitlam’s population was 37.0 years, slightly younger than the British Columbia median of 38.4 years. Coquitlam had 81.0% of its residents over the age of 14, nearly the same as the provincial average of 81.9%.

Professional sports teams of Coquitlam include the Vancouver Canucks (hockey), Vancouver Whitecaps (soccer), B.C. Lions (football) and the Vancouver Canadians (baseball). The city has a number of sports and recreational fields, including 35 ball diamonds, 40 grass/sand/soil sports fields, five FieldTurf fields, numerous all-weather surfaces, a bowling green, a croquet/bocce court and a cricket pitch. Coquitlam is also home to Coquitlam Little League (Little League International ), Coquitlam Minor Hockey Association , Coquitlam Adanacs (Western Lacrosse Association ).