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Regional District of Central Okanagan

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Country
  
Canada

Established
  
1967

Area
  
2,905 kmĀ²

Capital
  
Kelowna

Head office location
  
Kelowna

Time zone
  
PST (UTC-8)

Population
  
179,839 (2011)

Province
  
British Columbia

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Website
  
Regional District of Central Okanagan

Colleges and Universities
  
University of British Columbia Okanagan, Okanagan University College

Points of interest
  
Okanagan Lake, Big White Ski Resort, Bear Creek Provincial Park, Mount Boucherie, Kalamalka Lake

Destinations
  
Kelowna, Big White Ski Resort, Kettle Valley Rail Trail, West Kelowna, Peachland

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The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, comprising the City of Kelowna and its surrounding bedroom municipalities. The regional district's offices are located in Kelowna.

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Map of Central Okanagan, BC, Canada

Statistics Canada defines the Kelowna CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) or Kelowna Metropolitan Area as being identical in area with the RDCO. The population in 2005 was 165,221, an increase from the official Canada 2006 Census total of 162,276 (these figures exclude the population of reserves belonging to the Westbank First Nation). The area is 2,904.86 square kilometres.

Incorporated municipalities

  • Cities
  • Kelowna
  • West Kelowna
  • District municipalities
  • Lake Country
  • Peachland
  • Communities and neighbourhoods

  • Kelowna neighborhoods
  • District municipality villages
  • Central Okanagan West Electoral (Central Okanagan J)

    Central Okanagan West Electoral Area used to be known as the Westside Electoral Area. It was created from the merger of Central Okanagan G and Central Okanagan H. The 2005 population. exclusive of anyone living on an Indian Reserve, was 37,638 people. In 2007 most of the electoral area's population transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly incorporated District Municipality of West Kelowna.

    Communities

    Central Okanagan West

  • Beau Park
  • Blue Grouse
  • Brent Road
  • Caesars Landing
  • Cinnabar Estates
  • Crystal Mountain
  • Estamont
  • Ewings Landing
  • Fintry Delta
  • Jenny Creek
  • Killiney Beach
  • La Casa Resort
  • Lake Okanagan Resort
  • Muirallen Estates
  • Nahun
  • Pine Point
  • Secret Cove
  • Shelters Cove
  • Traders Cove
  • Trepanier Bench
  • Upper Fintry
  • Valley of the Sun
  • Wainman Cove
  • Westshores Estates
  • Wilson Landing
  • Indian reserves

    (within the boundaries of, but not part of, the RD)

  • Governed by the Okanagan Indian Band:
  • Duck Lake 7 (N end Ellison Lake, just south of Winfield)
  • Governed by the Westbank First Nation
  • Tsinstikeptum 9 (in West Kelowna)
  • Tsinstikeptum 10 (usually known as the Westbank Indian Reserve, in West Kelowna)
  • Mission Creek 8 (Okanagan Mission)
  • Medicine Creek 12, 10 km SE of Kelowna
  • Medicine Hill 11, 15 km SE of Kelowna
  • References

    Regional District of Central Okanagan Wikipedia