What is Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)?
{{About|the township in British Columbia|city|Langley, British Columbia (city)}} [[File:Langley Township City Hall (2010).jpg|thumb|250px|Langley Township city hall]] The '''Township of Langley''' is a [[district municipality]] immediately east of the [[Surrey, British Columbia|city of Surrey]] in southwestern [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. It is south of the [[Fraser River]] and west of [[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]]. It is part of [[Metro Vancouver]]. It was started in 1827 as Fort Langley as a trading post.<ref>Morag Maclachlan, ''Fort Langley Journals, 1827-30'' (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1998), p. 18</ref> The [[Fraser Canyon Gold Rush]] in 1858 brought more settlers into the area. The Township of Langley was incorporated on April 26, 1873.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tol.ca/en/news/township-of-langley-turns-150.aspx|accessdate=August 28, 2023|title=Township of Langley Turns 150|publisher=Township of Langley}}</ref> Neighborhoods within Langley include Aldergrove, Brookswood, Fernridge, Fort Langley, Milner, Murrayville, Willoughby, and Walnut Grove. [[Trinity Western University]] and a [[Kwantlen Polytechnic University]] campus are located in Langley. The [[Vancouver Giants]] of the [[Western Hockey League]] (WHL) and the [[Vancouver Bandits]] of the [[Canadian Elite Basketball League]] (CEBL) both play at the [[Langley Events Centre]]. [[Vancouver FC]] of the [[Canadian Premier League]] (CPL) play in Willoughby at [[Willoughby Community Park Stadium]]. == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://www.tol.ca/en/index.aspx Official website] [[Category:Settlements in British Columbia]] {{Multistub|Canada|geo}}