Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that lies within the Metro Vancouver district, and geographically at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the province's second-largest city by population after the city of Vancouver. The six "town centres" comprising the City of Surrey are: Fleetwood, Whalley/City Centre, Guildford, Newton, Cloverdale, and South Surrey.

 

As of 2001, the population of Surrey was approximately 340,825 (up from 304,477 in 1996), a 14.2% increase. In 2004, the City of Surrey estimated that the city's population officially reached approximately 400,000. Visible minorities account for 127,015 of Surrey's citizens, with around 184,000 of these being immigrants. According to the 2006 census, Surrey's population was 394,976 in June, 2006.

 

South Surrey

South Surrey is a town centre of Surrey, British Columbia. It borders on the city of White Rock, and at 10,535 people, South Surrey has the largest concentration of persons over the age of 65 of all Surrey's town centres. According to the 2001 census, the total population of South Surrey was 53,980.

 

South Surrey is home to the neighbourhoods of Crescent Beach, Crescent Heights, Elgin, Grandview Heights, Hazelmere, Johnson Heights, Morgan Creek, Ocean Park, Semiahmoo and Sunnyside. South Surrey has a BCHL hockey team called the Surrey Eagles, which play at the local South Surrey Arena.