Chinatown in
Vancouver,
British Columbia is
Canada's largest
Chinatown. Centred on Pender Street, it is surrounded by
Gastown and the
Downtown Financial and Central Business Districts to the west, the
Downtown Eastside to the north, the remnant of old
Japantown to the northeast, and the residential neighbourhood of
Strathcona to the east. The approximate street borders of Chinatown's official area as designated by the City of Vancouver are the alley between Pender Street and
Hastings,
Georgia, Gore, and Taylor Streets, although its unofficial boundaries extend well into the rest of the Downtown Eastside.
Main, Pender, and Keefer Streets are the principal areas of commercial activity.