Penticton
Penticton | |
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| The Corporation of the City of Penticton | |
 Penticton waterfront and the SS Sicamous at night | |
| Nickname: The Peach City | |
| Motto: A Place to Stay Forever | |
  Penticton Location of Penticton  Penticton Penticton (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′03″N 119°35′38″W / 49.50083°N 119.59389°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Okanagan |
| Regional district | Okanagan-Similkameen |
| Incorporated • District | December 31, 1908 |
| • City | May 10, 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julius Bloomfield |
| • Council | Penticton City Council |
| • MPs | Richard Cannings |
| • MLAs | Amelia Boultbee |
| Area | |
| • City | 43.03 km2 (16.61 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,734.72 km2 (669.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 36,885 |
| • Density | 857.3/km2 (2,220/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 47,380 (65th) |
| • Metro density | 27.3/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Pentictonite |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (DST) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
| Highways | Highway 97 |
| Waterways | Okanagan Lake, Okanagan River, Skaha Lake |
| Website | penticton |
Penticton (/pɛnˈtɪktən/ pen-TIK-tən) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, it is between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2021 census, its population is 36,885,[3] while in the metro, the population is 47,380.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Penticton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Penticton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2021 Census Penticton, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2021 Census Penticton [Census agglomeration], British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 January 2009 to 0901Z 12 March 2009
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