Shuswap

The Shuswap region takes its name from the local Indigenous people, the Secwépemc, known in English as the Shuswap people. The region offers unlimited opportunities for cottaging, camping, and boating/watersports.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Salmon Arm and Sicamous.

Salmon Arm

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Salmon Arm is a city of almost 18,000 people in the Shuswap region of British Columbia. It is a popular summer destination with its lakeside setting and beaches.

Sicamous

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Sicamous is a town of 2,400 people in Shuswap region of British Columbia. It is at the eastern end of Shuswap Lake and is known as the Houseboat Capital of Canada.

Chase

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Chase is a village of approximately 2,400 people in the Shuswap region of British Columbia. It is known as the "Gateway to the Shuswap".

Shuswap

Type: region
Description: region in the interior of British Columbia, often called simply ‘the Shuswap’
Also known as: “Shuswap Country”
Location: Thompson-Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center

50.841° or 50° 50′ 28″ north

Longitude of center

-119.351° or 119° 21′ 4″ west

Wikidata ID

Q7505497

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to German—“Shuswap” goes by many names.

Chinese: “舒斯瓦普地區”
French: “pays de Shuswap”
French: “Pays de Shuswap”
German: “Shuswap Country”

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