Nicola Country
The Nicola Country, also known as the Nicola Valley and often referred to simply as The Nicola, and originally Nicolas' Country or Nicholas' Country, adapted to Nicola's Country and simplified since, is a region in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is the main subregion of the larger Thompson Country and is often referred to separately, or in combination forms, notably the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. The combination Nicola-Similkameen is also common. The Nicola Country is roughly synonymous with the basin of the Nicola River, but unlike other similar region-names in BC was not named for the river. Rather, both were named as a result of this region being the territory under the rule of Nicola (''Hwistesmexteqen''), the most prominent and influential of the chiefs of the Nicola people, who like the river and region were named for the chief, i.e. "Nicola's people". Nicola was the son of Pelkamulox, an Okanagan chief who, at the invitation of Kwa'lila, th ...
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British Columbia Interior
, settlement_type = Region of British Columbia , image_skyline = , nickname = "The Interior" , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = , parts_type = Principal cities , p1 = Kelowna , p2 = Kamloops , p3 = Prince George , p4 = Vernon , p5 = Penticton , p6 = West Kelowna , p7 = Fort St. John , p8 = Cranbrook , area_blank1_title = 14 Districts , area_blank1_km2 = 669,648 , area_footnotes = , elevation_max_m = 4671 , elevation_min_m = 127 , elevation_max_footnotes = Mt. Fairweather , elevation_min_footnotes = Fraser River , population_as_of = 2016 , population = 961,155 , population_density_km2 ...
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