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data-title="أوكاناغان-سيميلكامين دي (كولومبيا البريطانية)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen" title="Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen" title="Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" 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href="/wiki/File:Okanagan_Lake_from_the_Naramata_Bench_(7631780744).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Okanagan Lake from Naramata"><img alt="Okanagan Lake from Naramata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Okanagan_Lake_from_the_Naramata_Bench_%287631780744%29.jpg/250px-Okanagan_Lake_from_the_Naramata_Bench_%287631780744%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Okanagan_Lake_from_the_Naramata_Bench_%287631780744%29.jpg/375px-Okanagan_Lake_from_the_Naramata_Bench_%287631780744%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Okanagan_Lake_from_the_Naramata_Bench_%287631780744%29.jpg/500px-Okanagan_Lake_from_the_Naramata_Bench_%287631780744%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="1853" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Okanagan Lake from Naramata</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Okanagan_Similkameen_BC_logo.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official logo of Okanagan-Similkameen"><img alt="Official logo of Okanagan-Similkameen" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b5/Okanagan_Similkameen_BC_logo.png/75px-Okanagan_Similkameen_BC_logo.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Okanagan_Similkameen_BC_logo.png 1.5x" data-file-width="103" data-file-height="138" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Logo</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CAN_BC_Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen_locator.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in British Columbia"><img alt="A map of British Columbia depicting its 29 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/CAN_BC_Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen_locator.svg/250px-CAN_BC_Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen_locator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/CAN_BC_Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen_locator.svg/375px-CAN_BC_Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen_locator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/CAN_BC_Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen_locator.svg/500px-CAN_BC_Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen_locator.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="1737" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in British Columbia</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Canada</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Province</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Administrative office location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Penticton" title="Penticton">Penticton</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Regional district</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Board of Directors</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Chair</th><td class="infobox-data">Mark Pendergraft (A)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Vice Chair</th><td class="infobox-data">Spencer Coyne (Town of Princeton)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Electoral Areas</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>A - Osoyoos Rural</li> <li>B - Cawston</li> <li>C - Oliver Rural</li> <li>D - Skaha East & Okanagan Falls</li> <li>E - Naramata</li> <li>F - Okanagan Lake West/West Bench</li> <li>G - Keremeos Rural/Hedley</li> <li>H - Princeton Rural</li> <li>I - Skaha West, Kaleden and Apex</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">10,411.68 km<sup>2</sup> (4,019.97 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2016)<sup id="cite_ref-2016censusBC_CDs_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2016censusBC_CDs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">83,022</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">7.97/km<sup>2</sup> (20.6/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rdos.bc.ca/">www<wbr />.rdos<wbr />.bc<wbr />.ca</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1661516#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen</b> (<b>RDOS</b>) is in southern <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>, adjacent to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">U.S.</a> state of <a href="/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington (U.S. state)">Washington</a>. It is bounded by <a href="/wiki/Fraser_Valley_Regional_District" title="Fraser Valley Regional District">Fraser Valley Regional District</a> to the west, <a href="/wiki/Thompson-Nicola_Regional_District" title="Thompson-Nicola Regional District">Thompson-Nicola Regional District</a> and <a href="/wiki/Regional_District_of_Central_Okanagan" title="Regional District of Central Okanagan">Regional District of Central Okanagan</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Regional_District_of_Kootenay_Boundary" title="Regional District of Kootenay Boundary">Regional District of Kootenay Boundary</a> to the east, and by <a href="/wiki/Okanogan_County,_Washington" title="Okanogan County, Washington">Okanogan County, Washington</a> to the south. At the <a href="/wiki/Canada_2011_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="Canada 2011 Census">2011 census</a> the population was 80,742. The district covers a land area of 10,413.44 square kilometres (4,020.65 sq mi). The administrative offices are in the <a href="/wiki/Penticton" title="Penticton">City of Penticton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population_history">Population history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Population history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2021: 90,178 (+8.6%)</li> <li>2016: 83,022 (+2.8%)</li> <li>2011: 80,742 (+1.6%)</li> <li>2006: 79,475 (+3.7%)</li> <li>2001: 76,635 (+0.9%)</li> <li>1996: 75,933</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Municipalities">Municipalities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>RDOS comprises six municipalities and nine rural electoral areas designated Electoral areas A - I. The municipalities of RDOS are <a href="/wiki/Penticton" title="Penticton">Penticton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Summerland,_British_Columbia" title="Summerland, British Columbia">Summerland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Osoyoos" title="Osoyoos">Osoyoos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oliver,_British_Columbia" title="Oliver, British Columbia">Oliver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Princeton,_British_Columbia" title="Princeton, British Columbia">Princeton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Keremeos" title="Keremeos">Keremeos</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Municipality </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Population<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Growth 2016-2021 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Penticton" title="Penticton">Penticton</a></td> <td>City </td> <td align="center">36,885 </td> <td align="center">9.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Summerland,_British_Columbia" title="Summerland, British Columbia">Summerland</a></td> <td>District municipality </td> <td align="center">12,042 </td> <td align="center">3.7% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Osoyoos" title="Osoyoos">Osoyoos</a></td> <td>Town </td> <td align="center">5,556 </td> <td align="center">10.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver,_British_Columbia" title="Oliver, British Columbia">Oliver</a></td> <td>Town </td> <td align="center">5,094 </td> <td align="center">3.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Princeton,_British_Columbia" title="Princeton, British Columbia">Princeton</a></td> <td>Town </td> <td align="center">2,826 </td> <td align="center">3.0% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Keremeos" title="Keremeos">Keremeos</a></td> <td>Village </td> <td align="center">1,608 </td> <td align="center">7.1% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a <a href="/wiki/Census_divisions_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Census divisions of Canada">census division</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2021_Canadian_census" title="2021 Canadian census">2021 Census of Population</a> conducted by <a href="/wiki/Statistics_Canada" title="Statistics Canada">Statistics Canada</a>, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen had a population of <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7004901780000000000♠"></span>90,178</span> living in <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7004409810000000000♠"></span>40,981</span> of its <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7004464360000000000♠"></span>46,436</span> total private dwellings, a change of <span data-sort-value="7000861940208619402♠" style="display:none"></span>8.6% from its 2016 population of <span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7004830220000000000♠"></span>83,022</span>. With a land area of 10,406.64 km<sup>2</sup> (4,018.03 sq mi), it had a population density of <span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000866542899533374♠"></span>8.7/km<sup>2</sup> (22.4/sq mi) in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-2021census_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021census-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnicity">Ethnicity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ethnicity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Panethnicity" title="Panethnicity">Panethnic</a> groups in the Okanagan–Similkameen Regional District (2001−2021) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Panethnicity" title="Panethnicity">Panethnic</a><br />group </th> <th colspan="2">2021<sup id="cite_ref-2021censusB_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021censusB-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2016<sup id="cite_ref-2016census_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2016census-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2011<sup id="cite_ref-2011census_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011census-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2006<sup id="cite_ref-2006census_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2006census-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">2001<sup id="cite_ref-2001census_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2001census-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></a> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="percentage">%</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/European_Canadians" title="European Canadians">European</a><sup id="cite_ref-euro_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-euro-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>73,430 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001837620487081503♠" style="display:none"></span>83.76% </td> <td>68,860 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001855988563614892♠" style="display:none"></span>85.6% </td> <td>69,095 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001881369985330697♠" style="display:none"></span>88.14% </td> <td>70,640 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001900159286396941♠" style="display:none"></span>90.02% </td> <td>69,205 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001910771862867671♠" style="display:none"></span>91.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_in_Canada" title="Indigenous peoples in Canada">Indigenous</a> </td> <td>6,640 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000757428848457195♠" style="display:none"></span>7.57% </td> <td>6,145 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000763875940083286♠" style="display:none"></span>7.64% </td> <td>4,910 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000626315453791695♠" style="display:none"></span>6.26% </td> <td>3,380 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000430710417330360♠" style="display:none"></span>4.31% </td> <td>2,865 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000377048101598999♠" style="display:none"></span>3.77% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Asian_Canadians" title="South Asian Canadians">South Asian</a> </td> <td>3,445 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000392973250442023♠" style="display:none"></span>3.93% </td> <td>2,950 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000366710174653490♠" style="display:none"></span>3.67% </td> <td>2,630 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000335480579118566♠" style="display:none"></span>3.35% </td> <td>2,805 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000357438674737177♠" style="display:none"></span>3.57% </td> <td>2,030 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000267157991708889♠" style="display:none"></span>2.67% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Asian_Canadians" title="East Asian Canadians">East Asian</a><sup id="cite_ref-EastAsian_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EastAsian-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1,315 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000150002851765242♠" style="display:none"></span>1.5% </td> <td>940 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000116850021753993♠" style="display:none"></span>1.17% </td> <td>655 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999835512468907455♠" style="display:none"></span>0.84% </td> <td>780 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999993947116916215♠" style="display:none"></span>0.99% </td> <td>940 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000123708626702638♠" style="display:none"></span>1.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asian</a><sup id="cite_ref-SoutheastAsian_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SoutheastAsian-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1,205 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7000137455084697427♠" style="display:none"></span>1.37% </td> <td>735 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999913667723289203♠" style="display:none"></span>0.91% </td> <td>510 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999650551693347790♠" style="display:none"></span>0.65% </td> <td>415 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999528830837846447♠" style="display:none"></span>0.53% </td> <td>380 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999500098703691518♠" style="display:none"></span>0.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Latin_American_Canadians" title="Latin American Canadians">Latin American</a> </td> <td>590 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999673016597273712♠" style="display:none"></span>0.67% </td> <td>270 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999335633041208279♠" style="display:none"></span>0.34% </td> <td>160 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999204094648893424♠" style="display:none"></span>0.2% </td> <td>130 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999165657852819369♠" style="display:none"></span>0.17% </td> <td>365 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999480357965387905♠" style="display:none"></span>0.48% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/African-Canadian" class="mw-redirect" title="African-Canadian">African</a> </td> <td>555 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999633091883876119♠" style="display:none"></span>0.63% </td> <td>240 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999298340481074025♠" style="display:none"></span>0.3% </td> <td>230 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999293386057784297♠" style="display:none"></span>0.29% </td> <td>125 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999159286396941701♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>165 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999217148121339738♠" style="display:none"></span>0.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Middle_Eastern_Canadians" title="Middle Eastern Canadians">Middle Eastern</a><sup id="cite_ref-MiddleEastern_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MiddleEastern-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>185 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999211030627958706♠" style="display:none"></span>0.21% </td> <td>115 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999142954813847970♠" style="display:none"></span>0.14% </td> <td>75 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998956693666687926♠" style="display:none"></span>0.1% </td> <td>30 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998382287352660082♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td> <td>30 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998394814766072251♠" style="display:none"></span>0.04% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other<sup id="cite_ref-Other_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Other-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>305 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999347915359607597♠" style="display:none"></span>0.35% </td> <td>195 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999242401640872645♠" style="display:none"></span>0.24% </td> <td>125 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999159448944447987♠" style="display:none"></span>0.16% </td> <td>160 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6999203886588085377♠" style="display:none"></span>0.2% </td> <td>10 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="6998131604922024083♠" style="display:none"></span>0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total responses </th> <th>87,665 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001972132892723280♠" style="display:none"></span>97.21% </th> <th>80,445 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001968960034689600♠" style="display:none"></span>96.9% </th> <th>78,395 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001970932104728641♠" style="display:none"></span>97.09% </th> <th>78,475 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001987417426863793♠" style="display:none"></span>98.74% </th> <th>75,985 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001991518235793044♠" style="display:none"></span>99.15% </th></tr> <tr> <th>Total population </th> <th>90,178 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>83,022 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>80,742 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>79,475 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th> <th>76,635 </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7002100000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>100% </th></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language">Language</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Language"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the 2011 Census, 84.43% of Okanagan-Similkameen's population have <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> as <a href="/wiki/Mother_tongue" class="mw-redirect" title="Mother tongue">mother tongue</a>; <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Mother_tongue" class="mw-redirect" title="Mother tongue">mother tongue</a> of 2.99% of the population, followed by <a href="/wiki/Punjabi_language" title="Punjabi language">Punjabi</a> (2.86%), <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> (1.90%), <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a> (1.06%), <a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a> (0.80%), <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a> (0.42%), <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a> (0.41%), <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> (0.41%), and <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a> (0.39%).<sup id="cite_ref-2011Census_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2011Census-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="float:left;"> <tbody><tr style="background:darkGrey;"> <th><i>Mother tongue</i> </th> <th><i>Population</i> </th> <th><i>Percentage</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> </td> <td>67,360 </td> <td>84.43% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef; color:black"> <td><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> </td> <td>2,385 </td> <td>2.99% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Punjabi_language" title="Punjabi language">Punjabi</a> </td> <td>2,280 </td> <td>2.86% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef; color:black"> <td><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> </td> <td>1,515 </td> <td>1.90% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a> </td> <td>845 </td> <td>1.06% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef; color:black"> <td><a href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a> </td> <td>640 </td> <td>0.80% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a> </td> <td>335 </td> <td>0.42% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef; color:black"> <td><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a> </td> <td>330 </td> <td>0.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> </td> <td>330 </td> <td>0.41% </td></tr> <tr style="background:#efefef; color:black"> <td><a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a> </td> <td>310 </td> <td>0.39% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_areas">Electoral areas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Electoral areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Okanagan-Similkameen A</dt> <dd>Rural areas surrounding Osoyoos, including <a href="/wiki/Anarchist_Mountain" title="Anarchist Mountain">Anarchist Mountain</a> to the east between <a href="/wiki/Rock_Creek,_British_Columbia" title="Rock Creek, British Columbia">Rock Creek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Osoyoos" title="Osoyoos">Osoyoos</a>.</dd> <dd>Population: 2,139</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Okanagan-Similkameen B</dt> <dd>The valley of the <a href="/wiki/Similkameen_River" title="Similkameen River">Similkameen River</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cawston,_British_Columbia" title="Cawston, British Columbia">Cawston</a> downstream to <a href="/wiki/Chopaka,_British_Columbia" title="Chopaka, British Columbia">Chopaka</a>, at the US border.</dd> <dd>Population: 1,151</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Okanagan-Similkameen C</dt> <dd>Rural areas surrounding Oliver.</dd> <dd>Population: 3,986</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Okanagan-Similkameen D</dt> <dd>Rural areas and unincorporated communities southeast of Penticton, including <a href="/wiki/Okanagan_Falls,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Okanagan Falls, British Columbia">Okanagan Falls</a>.</dd> <dd>Population: 4,016</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Okanagan-Similkameen E</dt> <dd>Rural areas and unincorporated settlements to the northeast of Penticton including <a href="/wiki/Naramata,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Naramata, British Columbia">Naramata</a>.</dd> <dd>Population: 2,015</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Okanagan-Similkameen F</dt> <dd>Rural areas west of Summerland and northwest of Penticton.</dd> <dd>Population: 2,092</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Okanagan-Similkameen G</dt> <dd>Rural areas of the middle Similkameen Valley surrounding Keremeos, including <a href="/wiki/Hedley,_British_Columbia" title="Hedley, British Columbia">Hedley</a>.</dd> <dd>Population: 2,298</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Okanagan-Similkameen H</dt> <dd>Rural areas and unincorporated communities in the upper Similkameen Valley, including <a href="/wiki/Tulameen,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Tulameen, British Columbia">Tulameen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coalmont,_British_Columbia" title="Coalmont, British Columbia">Coalmont</a>.</dd> <dd>Population: 2,232</dd></dl> <dl><dt>Okanagan-Similkameen I</dt> <dd>Rural areas southwest of Penticton, including <a href="/wiki/Kaleden,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaleden, British Columbia">Kaleden</a> and Apex.</dd> <dd>Population: 2,207</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_District_of_Okanagan-Similkameen&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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