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The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is a
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in the
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of
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, Canada. As of the 2016
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, the
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was 59,517. The
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is 22,130.72 square kilometres. The administrative centre is located in the city of
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. Other municipalities include the City of Castlegar, the Town of Creston, the Village of
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, the Village of
Nakusp The Village of Nakusp (Sinixt ''neqo'sp'') is beside the mouth of Kuskanax Creek, on the Upper Arrow Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Lying between the Selkirk and Monashee ranges, the village is known for its ...
, the Village of
Kaslo Kaslo is a village on the west shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. A member municipality of the Central Kootenay Regional District, the name derives from the adjacent Kaslo River. At 2016, the p ...
, the Village of New Denver, the Village of Silverton, the Village of
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and the Village of Slocan (known locally as Slocan City to distinguish it from the appellation "the Slocan" for the entire
Slocan Valley The Slocan Valley is a valley in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Geographical boundaries The Slocan Valley is about long, but its width is undefined. The Valhalla Range provides the steep western boundary and the Sloca ...
).


Demographics

As a
census division Census divisions, in Canada and the United States of America, United States, are areas delineated for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government in and of themselves. The census divisions of Canada are second-lev ...
in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by
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, the Regional District of Central Kootenay had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.


Municipalities


Unincorporated communities


References


BC Stats 2011-2016 Census Results


External links

* Central Kootenay {{CentralKootenay-geo-stub