Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

Okanagan-Similkameen
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
Okanagan Lake from Naramata
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Administrative office locationPenticton
Government
  TypeRegional district
  BodyBoard of Directors
  ChairMark Pendergraft (A)
  Vice ChairSpencer 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
  Land10,411.68 km2 (4,019.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
90,178
  Density8.66/km2 (22.4/sq mi)
Websitewww.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.