Place:Parksville, British Columbia, Canada

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NameParksville
TypeTown
Coordinates49.3°N 124.317°W
Located inBritish Columbia, Canada
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Parksville is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2021 Census, Parksville's population was 13,642, representing a 9.5% increase over the 2016 Census.

Parksville is well known for its large, sandy beaches at Parksville Bay and Craig Bay. The city's best-known annual event since 1982 is a sandcastle-building competition held from mid-July to mid-August, dubbed 'Parksville Beachfest'. Beachfest is the only World Championship Sand Sculpting official qualification event in Canada.

Parksville is served by the coast-spanning Island Highway, the Island Rail Corridor, and a nearby airport.

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