The Columbia–Shuswap Regional District is a

regional district In the province of British Columbia in Canada, a regional district is an administrative subdivision of the province that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and governmental authority. there were 28 regional districts in ...

in the

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British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

, located in the Southern Interior region on the

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between

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. ...

and

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, maki ...

, Alberta. The regional district borders the

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of Alberta across the

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. Columbia–Shuswap regional district comprises the regions known as the

Shuswap Country The Shuswap Country, or simply the Shuswap (pronounced /ˈʃuːʃwɑːp/) and called Secwepemcúl̓ecw in Secwepemctsín, is a term used in the Canadian province of British Columbia to refer to the environs of Shuswap Lake. The upper reaches of ...

, which focuses around

Shuswap Lake Shuswap Lake (pronounced /ˈʃuːʃwɑːp/) is a lake located in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada that drains via the Little Shuswap River into Little Shuswap Lake. Little Shuswap Lake is the source of the South Thompson River, ...

and lies to the north of the

Okanagan The Okanagan ( ), also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is par ...

region, and the northern part of the

Columbia Country Columbia Country refers to the upper basin of the Columbia River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It includes a smaller region known as the Columbia Valley, near the river's headwaters at Columbia Lake in the Rocky Mountain Trench, a ...

, namely the "Big Bend" of the valley of the

Columbia River The Columbia River ( Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia ...

from the Town of Golden to the historic City of

Revelstoke, British Columbia Revelstoke () is a city in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, with a census population of 8,275 in 2021. Revelstoke is located east of Vancouver, and west of Calgary, Alberta. The city is situated on the banks of the Columbia River just sout ...

. (Revelstoke is sometimes referred to as being in the North Kootenay, Golden is usually thought of as being part of the

East Kootenay The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. In the 2016 census, the population was 60,439. Its area is . The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the larges ...

sub-region, the

Columbia Valley The Columbia Valley is the name used for a region in the Rocky Mountain Trench near the headwaters of the Columbia River between the town of Golden and the Canal Flats. The main hub of the valley is the town of Invermere. Other towns include R ...

). The Canada 2006 Census population was 50,141, spread over a land area of 28,929 square km and a water area of over 2,000 square km. The regional district's offices are in

Salmon Arm Salmon Arm is a city in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District of the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia that has a population of 17,706 (2016). Salmon Arm was incorporated as a municipal district on May 15, 1905. The ...

, near the southwest corner of the regional district.

Demographics

As a

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in the

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conducted by

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, the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, an increase of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Communities

Incorporated Communities

* City of Salmon Arm- 19,705 * City of Revelstoke- 8,275 * Town of Golden- 3,986 * District Municipality of Sicamous- 2,613

Regional District Electoral Areas

*Columbia–Shuswap Electoral Area "A" – 3,097 *Columbia–Shuswap Electoral Area "B" – 706 * Columbia–Shuswap Electoral Area "C"- 7,695 * Columbia–Shuswap Electoral Area "D"- 3,899 *Columbia–Shuswap Electoral Area "E" – 1,528 *Columbia–Shuswap Electoral Area "F" – 2,731 *Columbia–Shuswap Electoral Area "G" - Census data not available

Unincorporated Communities

* Anglemont- 454 * Blind Bay- 1,149 * Celista- 408 * Craigellachie * Eagle Bay- 528 * Falkland- 805 *

Malakwa Malakwa is a settlement in Shuswap Country in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, in the Eagle River valley, along the Trans-Canada Highway between Sicamous Sicamous is a district municipality in British Columbia located adjacen ...

- 619 * Notch Hill- 515 * Ranchero- 971 * Scotch Creek- 762 * Silver Creek- 1,038 *

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- 1,360 * Sunnybrae- 699 * Swansea Point- 243 * Tappen- 773 * White Lake- 623

References

Community Profile: Columbia–Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada

External links

* {{Subdivisions of British Columbia, region=yes Columbia-Shuswap Shuswap Country Columbia Country