Peachland

Peachland
District municipality
The Corporation of the District of Peachland[1]
Peachland is located in British Columbia
Peachland
Peachland
Location of Peachland in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°46′26″N 119°44′11″W / 49.77389°N 119.73639°W / 49.77389; -119.73639
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtCentral Okanagan
Incorporated1909
Government
 • TypeDistrict Council
 • Governing bodyPeachland Council
 • MayorPatrick Van Minsel
 • School TrusteeMoyra Baxter
 • MPDan Albas
Area
 • Land16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 • Total5,789
 • Density360/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
Highways97
WaterwaysOkanagan Lake
Websitewww.peachland.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Peachland is a district municipality in the Okanagan Valley on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada.[3] It was founded in 1899[4] by John Moore Robinson,[5] although the region had long been home to the Okanagan people. Peachland is approximately half-an-hour's drive south of the city of Kelowna and about a 20-minute drive north of Summerland. The Okanagan Valley is very narrow in the area and there are few terraces that mark former lake levels and the former lake bottom. As a result, the city is largely located on a steep sidehill. Like many other areas in the Okanagan, Peachland is rapidly growing, with new residents coming from all across Canada. Across the lake from Peachland is Rattlesnake Island, home of the legendary Ogopogo. Peachland is approximately 370 km from Vancouver, British Columbia, on the British Columbia south coast.[6]

  1. ^ "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Peachland, BC at StatCan.ca
  3. ^ "Peachland". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^ Peachland.ca Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Peachland at BritishColumbia.com
  6. ^ Distance from Vancouver to Peachland