- Strathcona Regional District
The Strathcona Regional District is a regional district in
British Columbia ,Canada . It was created onFebruary 15 ,2008 , encompassing the northern and western portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona. The partition left the new Strathcona Regional District with 91.6 percent of the former Comox-Strathcona's land area, but only 42.1 percent of its population. Its current territory has a land area of 18,329.948 km² (7,077.232 sq mi) and a 2006 census population of 42,771 inhabitants. There are 21 namedIndian reserve s within its territory, all quite small, with a combined 2006 census population of 1,614 and combined land area of 16.444 km² (6.345 sq mi).Its seat is in
Campbell River, British Columbia . During a transitional period, much of its administration continues to be carried out by the Comox Valley Regional District, based inCourtenay, British Columbia .External links
* [http://www.strathconard.ca/ Strathcona Regional District]
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