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Regional District Of Okanagan-similkameen, British Columbia




Okanagan-Similkameen 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 Central Okanagan Regional District to the north, Kootenay Boundary Regional District to the east, and by Okanogan County, Washington to the south. As of the 2001 Census the population was 76,635. The district covers a land area of 10,413.44 km&2 (4,020.65 sq mi). The administrative center is 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 .


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  • Population:

  • --- 2001: 76,635 (36,824 private dwellings)

  • --- 1996: 75,933



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