Kelowna, British Columbia

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The city of Kelowna is 1,220 feet [371.86 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Kelowna lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Kelowna, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2006 StatCan Census, Kelowna had a population of 106,707 people ^<2>. This is an increase of 10.82% since the previous Census (with 96,288 people in 2001).

With 106,707 people, Kelowna represented 2.59% of the total population of British Columbia, making it the province's 4th most populous community.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2006 Population	Change Since 2001
Ellison	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
McCulloch	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
Naramata	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
Okanagan Centre	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
Oyama	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
Peachland	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,883	4.92% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Kelowna.

Websites for Kelowna

Official Website:	www.city.kelowna.bc.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:	www.kelownachamber.org/

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kelowna - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Unless noted otherwise, the population counts we use are estimates. Our population values come different sources and should not be considered official. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Kelowna and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation

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Last Modified: 06 Nov 2009