Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

Okanagan-Similkameen
Regional district
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
Okanagan Lake from Naramata
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Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Administrative office location	Penticton
Government [1]
• Type	Regional district
• Body	Board of Directors
• Chair	Mark Pendergraft (A)
• Vice Chair	Spencer Coyne (Town of Princeton)
• Electoral Areas	A - Osoyoos Rural B - Cawston C - Oliver Rural D - Skaha East & Okanagan Falls E - Naramata F - Okanagan Lake West/West Bench G - Keremeos Rural/Hedley H - Princeton Rural I - Skaha West, Kaleden and Apex
Area
• Land	10,411.68 km2 (4,019.97 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	83,022
• Density	7.97/km2 (20.6/sq mi)
Website	www.rdos.bc.ca

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.^[3]