The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern

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, adjacent to the U.S. state of

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. It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west,

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and Regional District of Central Okanagan to the north,

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to the east, and by

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to the south. At the 2011 census the population was 80,742. The district covers a land area of . The administrative offices are in the City of Penticton.

Population history

* 2021: 90,178 (+8.6%) * 2016: 83,022 (+2.8%) * 2011: 80,742 (+1.6%) * 2006: 79,475 (+3.7%) * 2001: 76,635 (+0.9%) * 1996: 75,933

Municipalities

RDOS comprises six municipalities and nine rural electoral areas designated Electoral areas A - I. The municipalities of RDOS are

Penticton Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census, its population was 33,761, while its census agglomeration The ce ...

, Summerland, Osoyoos, Oliver,

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, and Keremeos.

Demographics

As a

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in the

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conducted by

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, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. According to the 2011 Census, 84.43% of Okanagan-Similkameen's population have

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;

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is the

of 2.99% of the population, followed by

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(2.86%),

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(1.90%), Portuguese (1.06%),

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(0.80%),

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(0.42%), Hungarian (0.41%),

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(0.41%), and

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(0.39%).Census Profile Okanagan-Similkameen, RD British Columbia http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=5907&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Okanagan-Similkameen&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1

Electoral areas

; Okanagan-Similkameen A : Rural areas surrounding Osoyoos, including

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to the east between Rock Creek and Osoyoos. : Population: 2,139 ; Okanagan-Similkameen B : The valley of the

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from Cawston downstream to Chopaka, at the US border. : Population: 1,151 ; Okanagan-Similkameen C : Rural areas surrounding Oliver. : Population: 3,986 ; Okanagan-Similkameen D : Rural areas and unincorporated communities southeast of Penticton, including

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. : Population: 4,016 ; Okanagan-Similkameen E : Rural areas and unincorporated settlements to the northeast of Penticton including Naramata. : Population: 2,015 ; Okanagan-Similkameen F : Rural areas west of Summerland and northwest of Penticton. : Population: 2,092 ; Okanagan-Similkameen G : Rural areas of the middle Similkameen Valley surrounding Keremeos, including Hedley. : Population: 2,298 ; Okanagan-Similkameen H : Rural areas and unincorporated communities in the upper Similkameen Valley, including Tulameen and Coalmont. : Population: 2,232 ; Okanagan-Similkameen I : Rural areas southwest of Penticton, including

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and Apex. : Population: 2,207

References

External links

* {{Subdivisions of British Columbia, region=yes Okanagan-Similkameen