Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington. It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District of Central Okanagan to the north, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to the east, and by Okanogan County, Washington to the south. At the 2011 census the population was 80,742. The district covers a land area of 10,413.44 square kilometres (4,020.65 sq mi). The administrative offices are in the City of Penticton.^[1]

Population history

RDOS comprises six municipalities and eight rural electoral areas designated Electoral areas A - H. The municipalities of RDOS are Penticton, Summerland, Osoyoos, Oliver, Princeton, and Keremeos.

According to the 2011 Census, 84.43% of Okanagan-Similkameen's population have English as mother tongue; German is the mother tongue of 2.99% of the population, followed by Punjabi (2.86%), French (1.90%), Portuguese (1.06%), Dutch (0.80%), Ukrainian (0.42%), Hungarian (0.41%), Spanish (0.41%), and Italian (0.39%).^[2]

Okanagan-Similkameen A: Rural areas surrounding Osoyoos, including Anarchist Mountain to the east between Rock Creek and Osoyoos.; Population: 1,892

Okanagan-Similkameen B: The valley of the Similkameen River from Cawston downstream to Chopaka, at the US border.; Population: 1,140

Okanagan-Similkameen D: Rural areas and unincorporated communities south of Penticton, including Kaleden and Okanagan Falls.; Population: 5,717

Okanagan-Similkameen E: Rural areas and unincorporated settlements to the northeast of Penticton including Naramata.; Population: 1,844

Okanagan-Similkameen F: Rural areas west of Summerland and northwest of Penticton.; Population: 2,100

Okanagan-Similkameen G: Rural areas of the middle Similkameen Valley surrounding Keremeos, including Hedley.; Population: 2,314

Okanagan-Similkameen H: Rural areas and unincorporated communities in the upper Similkameen Valley, including Tulameen and Coalmont.; Population: 1,768

Subdivisions of British Columbia

Subdivisions	Regions Regional districts Forest regions and districts Ministry of Environment regions School districts Land districts Health regions Counties (court system)

Communities	Municipalities Cities District municipalities Indian government districts Island municipalities Mountain resort municipalities Regional municipalities Resort municipalities Towns Villages Ghost towns Indian reserves

Metro areas and agglomerations	Abbotsford–Mission Kelowna Vancouver Victoria Census agglomerations

Regional districts	Alberni-Clayoquot Bulkley-Nechako Capital Cariboo Central Coast Central Kootenay Central Okanagan Columbia-Shuswap Comox Valley Cowichan Valley East Kootenay Fraser Valley Fraser-Fort George Kitimat-Stikine Kootenay Boundary Greater Vancouver Mount Waddington Nanaimo North Okanagan Northern Rockies Okanagan-Similkameen Peace River Powell River Stikine Region (non-RD) Skeena-Queen Charlotte Squamish-Lillooet Strathcona Sunshine Coast Thompson-Nicola

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