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The largest populated cities are Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, and West Kelowna. The region is known for its sunny climate, dry landscapes and lakeshore communities and particular lifestyle. [ 4 ] The economy is retirement and commercial-recreation based, with outdoor activities such as boating and watersports, skiing and hiking.
With an estimated 400,000 residents, the Okanagan Country spans from the Thompson Plateau near Grindrod, British Columbia in the Okanagan to the Okanagan Highland near Douglas County, Washington in the Okanogan. The largest city in the Canadian portion is Kelowna, with a metropolitan population of 222,162 residents as of 2021, while the largest ...
The service industry employs the most people in Kelowna, the largest city in the tourist-oriented Okanagan Valley. In summer, boating, golf, hiking and biking are popular, and in winter, both skiing and snowboarding are favourite activities at the nearby Big White and Silver Star ski resorts. Tourism in the Greater Kelowna Area has now become a ...
Province/territory Largest municipality 2nd largest 3rd largest Alberta: Calgary: Edmonton: Strathcona County: British Columbia: Vancouver: Surrey: Burnaby: Manitoba
A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital (Ottawa). An italicized city is its largest in its province. The three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and one province (Prince Edward Island) do not have municipalities among the 100 most populous in Canada.
Penticton is the largest city by area and population in, and the seat of, the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, [21] which is part of the Okanagan as a whole, for which the city is the third largest in the region.
The City of Vernon has a population of 40,000 (2013), while its metropolitan region, Greater Vernon, had a population of 58,584 as of the 2011 Canadian census. [2] With this population, Vernon is the largest city in the North Okanagan Regional District. A resident of Vernon is called a "Vernonite".
Greater Kelowna (officially known as Kelowna Census Metropolitan Area) is the largest metropolitan area in British Columbia.It's the fastest growing metropolitan area within B.C and the fifth fastest growing in all of Canada.