British Columbia is the third-most populous province in Canada with 4,400,057 residents as of 2011 and is the second-largest in land area at approximately . British Columbia's 162 municipalities cover only of the province's land mass yet are home to of its population. A municipality is a local government incorporated by the province allowing a community to govern itself and to provide and regulate local services. These services typically include, but are not limited to, the provision of drinking water, sewers, roads, fire protection, street lights, garbage/recycling collection, land use planning, building inspection, and parks.