Metchosin

The District of Metchosin is a municipality and community in Greater Victoria on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is a coastal community adjacent to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Metchosin is part of the Western Communities and one of the 13 regional municipalities.

Climate
Metchosin has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb) in parts caused by the rain shadow and to the east of the strait of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, but keeping some oceanic characteristics (Cfb). Sligo, Ireland has very close temperatures with only a slightly warmer summer. The biggest difference is in the summer drying, common of the Pacific Northwest.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Metchosin had a population of 5,067 living in 1,856 of its 1,938 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 4,708. With a land area of 69.57 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Religion
According to the 2021 census, religious groups in Metchosin included:
 * Irreligion (3,120 persons or 66.2%)
 * Christianity (1,480 persons or 31.4%)
 * Buddhism (20 persons or 0.4%)
 * Other (80 persons or 1.7%)

Parks

 * Albert Head Lagoon Regional Park
 * Blinkhorn Nature Park
 * Buckbrush Swamp
 * Devonian Regional Park
 * Matheson Lake Regional Park
 * Witty's Lagoon Regional Park
 * Galloping Goose Regional Park