Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
Feature Type:Regional District - A division of the province incorporated as a regional district.
Status: Official
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: Surrounding S end Okanagan Lake and W to Princeton
Latitude-Longitude: 49°24'59"N, 120°00'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 92H/8
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Origin Notes and History:

Incorporated as Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen 4 March 1966; name confirmed 4 April 1974 on MCR 5, Sheet 3. Link to the regional district's own internet site through http://www.civicnet.gov.bc.ca/

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office