Greater Kelowna

This article is about the metropolitan region of Kelowna, British Columbia. For the regional district governing this region, see Regional District of Central Okanagan.

Greater Kelowna
Metropolitan area
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Area
• Total	2,904.86 km2 (1,121.57 sq mi)
Population [1]
•  CMA	222,162
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

Greater Kelowna (officially known as Kelowna Census Metropolitan Area) is the largest inland metropolitan area in British Columbia. It's the fastest growing metropolitan area within B.C and the fifth fastest growing in all of Canada. ^[2]

The term "Greater Kelowna" is roughly coterminous with the geographic area governed by the Central Okanagan Regional District.

Municipalities

Cities

• Kelowna (Pop. 144,576)
• West Kelowna (Pop. 36,078)

District Municipalities

• Lake Country (Pop. 15,817)
• Peachland (Pop. 5,789)

Regional District Electoral Areas

• Central Okanagan (Pop. 4,258)
• Central Okanagan West (Pop. 2,897)

Indian Reserves

• Tsinstikeptum 9 (Pop. 9,134)
• Duck Lake 7 (Pop. 1,847)
• Tsinstikeptum 10 (Pop.1,766)

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References

1. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kelowna [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia". 9 February 2022.
2. "Despite pandemic, Canada's population grows at fastest rate in G7: census". CBC News. 9 February 2022.
3. "Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census - Kelowna (Census metropolitan area)". 9 February 2022.