City of West Kelowna
| Feature Type: | City - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a city municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N of Peachland (municipality) on W side of Okanagan Lake opposite Kelowna, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°49'47"N, 119°37'42"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Westside District Municipality incorporated per Order in Council 653, 4 October 2007, effective 6 December 2007, encompassing the area between Peachland and Bear Creek Provincial Park, including the communities of Gellatly, Glenrosa, Westbank, Lakeview Heights and West Kelowna Estates. Name of municipality changed to District of West Kelowna per Order in Council 35, 29 January 2009. Re-classified as a city per Order in Council 357, 26 June 2015, to be known as City of West Kelowna. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |