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This information based on 2006 Census information, produced by Statistics Canada.

City of Nanaimo Land Area: 89.30 sq. kilometres
Regional District of Nanaimo Land Area: 2034.93 sq. kilometres
Population (2006): 78,692 (city), 138,631 (region)
Total private dwellings: 35,042 (city), 63,939 (region)
Average Household Income in 1990: $57,971

Locally owned and operated business account for 83.3% of total local businesses.
Home-based businesses account for more than one third of total business licenses issued.
Home-based businesses contribute about $80 million to the local economy.

The Nanaimo area has 126 RCMP officers.
There are eight fire stations, with 55 full-time and 125 paid on-call firefighters.
Nanaimo has over 100 parks, 4 public beaches, 3 swimming pools, 3 indoor ice rinks and 3 golf courses.
There are over 30 elementary and secondary schools in Nanaimo, mostly public.
Nanaimo has 2 public libraries with "inter-branch request services" and access to over 1,000,000 books and other information materials.
The Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) has 436 beds and approximately 225 doctors (in area).