Qathet Regional District
qathet
Powell River (1967–2018) | |
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| qathet Regional District | |
City of Powell River | |
Location in British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Administrative office location | Powell River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional district |
| • Body | Board of Directors |
| • Chair | Clay Brander, Electoral Area C |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 5,075.33 km2 (1,959.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 21,496 |
| • Density | 4.24/km2 (11.0/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
The qathet Regional District (/ˈkæθɛt/, qRD) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its only incorporated municipality is the City of Powell River, although it includes a number of unincorporated areas. The district encompasses a land area of 5,075.33 square kilometres (1,959.60 sq mi). The district was formerly known as the Powell River Regional District. Because of frequent confusion between the identical names of Powell River district and city, the district's name was changed in 2018 to qathet, from q̓at̓ᶿɛt, meaning "working together, bringing together" in the ʔayʔaǰuθəm language of the ɬəʔamɩn, k̓ómoks, χʷɛmaɬkʷu, and ƛohos Nations.