Peachland

Peachland
District municipality
The Corporation of the District of Peachland[1]
Peachland Location of Peachland in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°46′26″N 119°44′11″W / 49.77389°N 119.73639°W / 49.77389; -119.73639
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional district	Central Okanagan
Incorporated	1909
Government
• Type	District Council
• Governing body	Peachland Council
• Mayor	Patrick Van Minsel
• School Trustee	Moyra Baxter
• MP	Dan Albas
Area
• Land	16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	5,789
• Density	360/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
Highways	97
Waterways	Okanagan Lake
Website	www.peachland.ca

Peachland is a district municipality in the Okanagan Valley on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada.^[3] It was founded in 1899^[4] by John Moore Robinson,^[5] although the region had long been home to the Okanagan people. Peachland is approximately half-an-hour's drive south of the city of Kelowna and about a 20-minute drive north of Summerland. The Okanagan Valley is very narrow in the area and there are few terraces that mark former lake levels and the former lake bottom. As a result, the city is largely located on a steep sidehill. Like many other areas in the Okanagan, Peachland is rapidly growing, with new residents coming from all across Canada. Across the lake from Peachland is Rattlesnake Island, home of the legendary Ogopogo. Peachland is approximately 370 km from Vancouver, British Columbia, on the British Columbia south coast.^[6]