Avola | |
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Community | |
  Location of Avola in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′59″N 119°19′04″W / 51.78306°N 119.31778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Thompson Country |
| Regional district | Thompson-Nicola |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| Area codes | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
| Highways |  Highway 5 |
| Waterways | North Thompson River |
Avola is an unincorporated community in the Thompson region of eastern British Columbia. The former ferry site is on the west shore of the North Thompson River immediately north of the mouth of Avola Creek.[1][2] Off BC Highway 5, the locality is by road about 190 kilometres (118 mi) northeast of the Kamloops and 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Blue River.