Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
Status: |
Official
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Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
Relative Location: |
E side of Okanagan River on Osoyoos IR 1, between Osoyoos and Oliver, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
Latitude-Longitude: |
49°06'59"N, 119°30'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
Datum: |
WGS84 |
NTS Map: |
82E/4 |
Origin Notes and History:
Adopted 7 October 1954 on 82E/SW as a well-established name used by Osoyoos Indian Band.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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