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Penticton (/ p ɛ n ˈ t ɪ k t ən / pen-TIK-tən) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census , its population was 33,761, [ 2 ] while its census agglomeration population was 43,432.
Hedley, British Columbia BC 49°24′08″N 120°15′25″W / 49.4023°N 120.257°W / 49.4023; -120.257 ( Similkameen Spirit Trail National Historic Site of Federal ( 14552 )
Kaleden (/ k ə ˈ l iː d ən /) is an unincorporated community about midway along the western shore of Skaha Lake in the Okanagan region of south central British Columbia. [1] Adjacent to BC Highway 97 , the locality is by road about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Penticton .
This list of museums in British Columbia, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available ...
The three regional districts within the Okanagan and their populations were: Central Okanagan (222,162), North Okanagan (91,610) and Okanagan-Similkameen (90,178). The statistical figures below are based on the 2011 Canadian census , 2021 Canadian census , and the British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington.It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District of Central Okanagan to the north, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to the east, and by Okanogan County, Washington to the south.
Boundary-Similkameen is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia. It was formed in 2008 out of parts of Penticton-Okanagan Valley, West Kootenay-Boundary and Yale-Lillooet. [2] The riding's name corresponds to that of a former riding in the same area, with similar but not identical boundaries (see History section).
Shingle Creek is a tributary of the Okanagan River, joining the Okanagan within the City of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, after rising on the eastern slopes of Mount Brent [2] in the southern Thompson Plateau to the west of the city, approaching it via the south flank of Mount Nkwala, which overlooks the city. [3]