Nanaimo BC Canada 49°09’51”N 123°56’11”W Population: 99,863 (2021 Census) Nanaimo is a city on the west coast of Canada. It is on Vancouver Island about 55km west of Vancouver. Nanaimo has a population of just under 100,000 people. People from Nanaimo are called Nanaimoites. Nanaimo was originally a coal mining town and a trading post.