Regional District of Central Okanagan

Central Okanagan Kelowna Metropolitan Area
Regional district & Metropolitan area
Regional District of Central Okanagan
Downtown Kelowna from West Kelowna
Location of Central Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Head office location	Kelowna
Established	1967
Government
• Type	Regional district
• Chair	Robert Hobson
• Vice Chair	Gail Given
Area[1]
• Total	2,904.86 km2 (1,121.57 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	179,839
• Density	61.9/km2 (160/sq mi)
	Canadian CD rank: 30th
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
Website	Regional District of Central Okanagan

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.

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.

Communities

Incorporated municipalities

• Cities
  • Kelowna
• District municipalities
  • Lake Country
  • Peachland
  • West Kelowna

Communities and neighbourhoods

• Kelowna neighborhoods
  • Rutland
  • Okanagan Mission
  • Glenmore

• District municipality villages
  • Carr's Landing
  • Casa Loma
  • Glenrosa
  • Lakeview Heights
  • Okanagan Centre
  • Oyama
  • Rose Valley
  • Shannon Lake
  • West Kelowna Estates
  • Westbank
  • Winfield

Regional district electoral areas

Central Okanagan West Electoral (Central Okanagan J)

Central Okanagan West Electoral Area is formerly 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 G

• Caesars Landing
• Ewings Landing
• Fintry
• Killiney Beach
• Lakeview Heights
• Nahun
• Traders Cove
• Westside
• Wilson Landing

Central Okanagan H

• Gellanty
• Glenrosa
• Westbank

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

• Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile - RDCO
• Statistics Canada 2006 Community Profile: Central Okanagan

External links

• Regional District of Central Okanagan
• School District No. 23 Central Okanagan
• Kelowna Regional Transit System

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Coordinates: 49°53′17″N 119°29′44″W / 49.888028°N 119.495417°W / 49.888028; -119.495417