Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

YK

NWT

AB

USA

AK

Alberni
Clayoquot

Bulkley
Nechako

Capital

Cariboo

Central
Coast

Central
Kootenay

Central
Okanagan

Columbia
Shuswap

Comox
Valley

Cowichan

East
Kootenay

Fraser
Valley

Fraser
Fort George

Kitimat
Stikine

Kootenay
Boundary

MV

Mount
Waddington

Nanaimo

North
Okanagan

Northern
Rockies

Okanagan
Similkameen

Peace
River

Powell
River

Skeena
Queen Charlotte

Squamish
Lillooet

Stikine

Strathcona

Sunshine
Coast

Thompson
Nicola

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is a regional district 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. As of the 2006 census the population was 79,475. The district covers a land area of 10,413.44 km² (4,020.65 sq mi). The administrative offices are in the city of Penticton. Other important population centres include the district municipality of Summerland, the towns of Oliver, Osoyoos, and Princeton, and the village of Keremeos.

Description

• Population:
  • 2006: 79,475 (38,827 private dwellings)
  • 2001: 76,635

Electoral areas

Okanagan-Similkameen A, British Columbia

Electoral Area A comprises the rural areas surrounding Osoyoos, including Anarchist Mountain. Pop. 1,921.

Okanagan-Similkameen B, British Columbia

Electoral Area B comprises the valley of the Similkameen River from Cawston downstream to Chopaka, at the US border. Pop. 1,082.

Okanagan-Similkameen C, British Columbia

Electoral Area C comprises the rural areas surrounding Oliver, including the Mount Baldy Ski Area (though there are no residents there). Pop. 3,899.

Okanagan-Similkameen D, British Columbia

Electoral Area D comprises rural areas and unincorporated communities south of Penticton, including Kaleden and Okanagan Falls. Pop. 5,913.

Okanagan-Similkameen E, British Columbia

Electoral Area E comprises rural areas and unincorporated settlements to the northeast of Penticton including Naramata. Pop. 2,010.

Okanagan-Similkameen F, British Columbia

Electoral Area F comprises the rural areas west of Summerland and northwest of Penticton. Pop. 2,011.

Okanagan-Similkameen G, British Columbia

Electoral Area G comprises rural areas of the middle Similkameen Valley surrounding Keremeos, including Hedley. Pop. 2,308.

Okanagan-Similkameen H, British Columbia

Electoral Area H comprises rural areas and unincorporated communities in the upper Similkameen valley, including Tulameen and Coalmont. Pop. 2,208.

References

• Statistics Canada 2006 Community Profile: Okanagan-Similkameen (Regional district)

External links

• Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District Webpage

Coordinates: 49°25′00″N 120°00′00″W / 49.4166667°N 120°W / 49.4166667; -120