Regional District of Central Okanagan
Central Okanagan | |
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Regional District of Central Okanagan | |
![]() Downtown Kelowna from West Kelowna | |
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![]() Location in British Columbia | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Established | 1967 |
Administrative office location | Kelowna |
Government | |
• Type | Regional district |
• Body | Board of directors |
• Chair | Gail Given (Kelowna) |
• Vice chair | Gord Milsom (West Kelowna) |
• Electoral areas |
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Area | |
• Land | 2,904.86 km2 (1,121.57 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 194,882 |
• Density | 67.1/km2 (174/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
Website | regionaldistrict.com |
The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, comprising the City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna and their surrounding municipalities. The regional district's offices are located in Kelowna.
Statistics Canada defines the Kelowna CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) or Kelowna Metropolitan Area as being identical in area with the RDCO. The population in 2016 was 194,882, 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.
Communities[]
Incorporated municipalities[]
- Cities
- District municipalities
Communities and neighbourhoods[]
- Kelowna neighborhoods
- Carr's Landing
- Casa Loma
- Ellison
- Glenrosa
- Lakeview Heights
- Okanagan Centre
- Oyama
- Rose Valley
- Shannon Lake
- Westbank
- Winfield
Regional district electoral areas[]
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
- Fintry Delta
Central Okanagan East (Central Okanagan I)[]
Indigenous reserves[]
(within the boundaries of, but not part of, the RD)
- Governed by the Okanagan Indian Band:
- (N end , 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)
- (Okanagan Mission)
- , 10 km SE of Kelowna
- , 15 km SE of Kelowna
Demographics[]
Ethnic groups in Metro Kelowna (2016) Source: [1] |
Population | % | |
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Ethnic group | European | 156,375 | 82.1% |
Aboriginal | 13,190 | 6.9% | |
South Asian | 3,925 | 2.1% | |
Chinese | 2,340 | 1.2% | |
Filipino | 1,885 | 1% | |
Japanese | 1,575 | 0.8% | |
Black | 1,260 | 0.7% | |
Latin American | 1,070 | 0.6% | |
Southeast Asian | 770 | 0.4% | |
Korean | 630 | 0.3% | |
West Asian | 390 | 0.2% | |
Arab | 300 | 0.2% | |
Multiple minorities | 505 | 0.3% | |
Visible minority, n.i.e. | 285 | 0.1% | |
Total population | 194,882 | 100% |
References[]
- ^ "Regional District Board of Directors". Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile - RDCO
- Statistics Canada 2006 Community Profile: Central Okanagan
External links[]
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Coordinates: 49°53′17″N 119°29′44″W / 49.888028°N 119.495417°W
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