Kelowna
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| City of Kelowna | |||
Downtown Kelowna and Cultural District from West Kelowna
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| Nickname(s): Orchard City, K-Town | |||
| Motto: "Fruitful in Unity" | |||
 Kelowna
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| Coordinates: 49°53′01″N 119°29′36″W / 49.88361°N 119.49333°W | |||
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 British Columbia
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| Region | Okanagan | ||
| Regional District | Central Okanagan | ||
| Settled | 1879 | ||
| Incorporated | 5 May 1905 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Elected city council | ||
| • Body | Kelowna City Council | ||
| • Mayor | Colin Basran | ||
| • MP | Stephen Fuhr (Liberal) | ||
| • MLAs |
Steve Thomson (BC Liberal) Norm Letnick (BC Liberal) Christy Clark (BC Liberal) |
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| Area | |||
| • City | 211.82 km2 (81.78 sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 2,904.86 km2 (1,121.57 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • City | 117,312 | ||
| • Density | 553.8/km2 (1,434/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 141,767 | ||
| • Metro | 179,839 | ||
| • Metro density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) | ||
| Postal code span | V1P, V1V – V1Z | ||
| Area code(s) | (250), (778) | ||
| Highways |
 BC 97 &  BC 33
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| Website | Official website | ||
Kelowna (
i/kəˈloʊnə/) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. Its name derives from an Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear". Kelowna is the third largest metropolitan area in the province and ranks as the 22nd largest in Canada, with a population of 179,839 in 2011. Nearby communities include the City of West Kelowna (also referred to as Westbank, Westside) to the west across Okanagan Lake, Lake Country and Vernon to the north, as well as Peachland to the southwest and, further to the south, Summerland and Penticton.
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