Okanagan

The Okanagan is a region of British Columbia. It borders the Shuswap region to the north, West Kootenays region to the east, Similkameen region to the west, and the American border to the south.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations: Kelowna and Penticton.

Kelowna

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Kelowna is a city in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Penticton

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Penticton is a beautiful spot in the south Okanagan…

Vernon

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Vernon is a city of about 45,000 people in the north end of the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

Destinations to Discover

Places to explore: Osoyoos and Armstrong.

Osoyoos

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Osoyoos, is a town in the southern Okanagan valley…

Armstrong

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Armstrong is a city of about 4800 people in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Lake Country

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Lake Country is in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

West Kelowna

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West Kelowna is a city of about 33,000 people in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Oliver

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Oliver is a town of about 4900 people in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Enderby

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Enderby is a city of about 3,000 people in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Summerland

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Summerland is in British Columbia, Canada.

Peachland

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Peachland is in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Silver Star

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Silver Star is a Canadian mountain resort in British Columbia's Okanagan region.

Okanagan Falls

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Okanagan Falls is a community of about 2200 people…

Naramata

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Naramata is an unincorporated community in the…

Apex Mountain Ski Resort

Apex Mountain Alpine Resort is a ski village in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

Big White

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Big White Ski Resort, usually referred to as Big…

Mount Baldy

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Mount Baldy, or Baldy Resort, is a small ski hill…

Okanagan

Type: Area
Description: geographic region of British Columbia, Canada
Also known as: “dolina Okanagan”, “Okanagan Country”, “Okanagan Valley”, “Vall d’Okanagan”, “Vall Okanagan”, “Vallée de l’Okanagan”, “オカナガン・カントリー”, “オカナガン・バレー”, “オカナガン地方”, “オカナガン渓谷”, “奥卡纳根山谷”, “奥肯纳根”, and “欧肯纳根”
Category: region
Location: Regional District of North Okanagan, Thompson-Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center

50.3639° or 50° 21′ 50″ north

Longitude of center

-119.35° or 119° 20′ 60″ west

Elevation

598 metres (1,962 feet)

GeoNames ID

7281931

Wikidata ID

Q1812222

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Okanagan” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Okanagan”
Bengali: “ওকানাগা”
Catalan: “Okanagan Valley”
Catalan: “Okanagan”
Chinese: “奥卡诺根”
Chinese: “奧勤拿根”
Dutch: “Okanagan”
Finnish: “Okanagan”
French: “Okanagan”
German: “Okanagan Valley”
Italian: “Okanagan”
Japanese: “オカナガン”
Malagasy: “Okanagan”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Okanagan”
Norwegian: “Okanagan”
Persian: “اوکناگن”
Romanian: “Okanagan Valley”
Romanian: “Valea Okanagan”
Slovenian: “Okanagan”
Spanish: “Okanagan”
Swedish: “Okanagan”
Urdu: “اوکاناگن”
Venetian: “Okanagan”
Yue Chinese: “奧卡納根”

Thompson-Okanagan: Must-Visit Destinations

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