Peachland, British Columbia

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**Peachland, British Columbia, Canada**

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Peachland, British Columbia, Canada's Location.
Census Division
Regional District	Central Okanagan
Area:	15.99 km²
Founded
Incorporated	1909
Population: District Municipality Population	4,857 (2001)
Population density:	303.8/km²
Time zone:	Pacific: UTC -8
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Latitude: Longitude:	49°46′25″N, 119°44′13″W {{Canadian_City/Map_source_is:{{{CCMapSource}}}\|d1\|m1\|N\|d2\|m2\|W\|region:CA_type:city(100,000)_}}
Elevation:	m MSL
Highways	Highway 97
Waterways	Okanagan Lake
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Governing body:	Peachland Council
www.peachland.ca
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Coordinates: 49°46′25″N, 119°44′13″W

Peachland is a small town of about 5000 people in the Okanagan Valley, on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. It is approximately half an hour's drive south of the city of Kelowna and about a twenty minute drive north of Summerland. It is a growing community largely located on a steep sidehill with new residents coming from all across Canada. Located across from Peachland is Rattlesnake Island, home of the legendary Ogopogo.

	British Columbia
Regional Districts	Alberni-Clayoquot - Bulkley-Nechako - Capital - Cariboo - Central Coast - Central Kootenay - Central Okanagan - Columbia-Shuswap - Comox-Strathcona - Cowichan Valley - East Kootenay - Fraser Valley - Fraser-Fort George - Greater Vancouver - Kitimat-Stikine - Kootenay Boundary - Mount Waddington - Nanaimo - North Okanagan - Northern Rockies - Okanagan-Similkameen - Peace River - Powell River - Skeena-Queen Charlotte - Squamish-Lillooet - Stikine - Sunshine Coast - Thompson-Nicola
Communities over 100,000	Abbotsford - Burnaby - Coquitlam - Delta - Kelowna - Richmond - Saanich - Surrey - Vancouver
70,000-100,000	Chilliwack - Kamloops - Langley Township - Maple Ridge - Nanaimo - District of North Vancouver - Prince George - Victoria
Other major communities	Campbell River - Cranbrook - Fort St. John - Mission - New Westminster - City of North Vancouver - Penticton - Port Coquitlam - Port Moody - Vernon