Capital Penticton | Province British Columbia | |
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Clubs and Teams Penticton Vees, Osoyoos Coyotes Points of interest Skaha Lake, Apex Mountain Resort, Okanagan Lake, Kettle Valley Rail Trail, Osoyoos Lake Destinations Penticton, Osoyoos, Summerland, Kettle Valley Ra, Oliver | ||
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. At the 2011 census the population was 80,742. The district covers a land area of 10,413.44 square kilometres (4,020.65 sq mi). The administrative offices are in the City of Penticton.
Contents
- Map of Okanagan Similkameen BC Canada
- Population history
- Municipalities
- Demographics
- Electoral areas
- References
Map of Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, Canada
Population history
Municipalities
RDOS comprises six municipalities and eight rural electoral areas designated Electoral areas A - H. The municipalities of RDOS are Penticton, Summerland, Osoyoos, Oliver, Princeton, and Keremeos.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census, 84.43% of Okanagan-Similkameen's population have English as mother tongue; German is the mother tongue of 2.99% of the population, followed by Punjabi (2.86%), French (1.90%), Portuguese (1.06%), Dutch (0.80%), Ukrainian (0.42%), Hungarian (0.41%), Spanish (0.41%), and Italian (0.39%).