Greater Kelowna

This article is about the metropolitan region of Kelowna, British Columbia. For the regional district governing this region, see Regional District of Central Okanagan.
Greater Kelowna
Metropolitan area
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Area
 • Total
2,904.86 km2 (1,121.57 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • CMA
222,162
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Greater Kelowna (officially known as Kelowna Census Metropolitan Area) is a metropolitan area in British Columbia, the third largest in British Columbia and the largest in the interior. It's the fastest growing metropolitan area within B.C and the fifth fastest growing in all of Canada.[2]

The term "Greater Kelowna" is roughly coterminous with the geographic area governed by the Central Okanagan Regional District.

  1. ^ "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Kelowna [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia". 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Despite pandemic, Canada's population grows at fastest rate in G7: census". CBC News. 9 February 2022.