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Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia
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The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the heart of the Southern Interior region on the Trans-Canada Highway between Vancouver and Calgary. The regional district is situated on the northern end of the Kootenay and Okanagan Valleys. It has some of the best views in all of Canada. It is a vacation destination, playing host to all seasons. The population of the region is 52,227 (2004 Stats). The Canada 2001 Census figure was 48,219. The district seat is in Salmon Arm.
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Alpine mountains and glaciers and the magnificent Rocky Mountains dominate the vistas in the eastern half of the regional district. The internationally renowned Shuswap Lake system is the dominating feature in the western half. Shuswap Lake, an H-shaped lake, is popular for house boating. It also has sandy beaches that run along almost all of its shore line. The rivers that empty into it include the Salmon River, Shuswap River, and the Eagle River. The surrounding mountains are also popular for snowmobiling, and skiing. The total land area of the regional district is 29,003.3 km² (11,198.2 sq mi).
Incorporated Communities
- Salmon Arm- 16,466
- Revelstoke- 7,911
- Golden- 4,373
- Sicamous- 3,014
Regional District Electoral Areas
- Columbia-Shuswap A
- Columbia-Shuswap B
- Columbia-Shuswap C
- Columbia-Shuswap D
- Columbia-Shuswap E
- Columbia-Shuswap F
Unincorporated Communities
- Anglemont
- Blindbay
- Celista
- Eagle Bay
- Falkland
- Malawka
- Notch Hill
- Ranchero
- Scotch Creek
- Silver Creek
- Sorrento
- Sunnybrea
- Swansea Point
- Tappen
- White Lake
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| Subdivisions | Electoral Areas · Regional districts · School districts |
| Settlements | Communities · First Nations · Ghost towns · Municipalities |
| Urban centres | Abbotsford · Kamloops · Kelowna · Nanaimo · Prince George · Vancouver · Victoria |
| Regional districts | Alberni-Clayoquot · Bulkley-Nechako · Capital · Cariboo · Central Coast · Central Kootenay · Central Okanagan · Columbia-Shuswap · Comox-Strathcona · Cowichan Valley · East Kootenay · Fraser Valley · Fraser-Fort George · Kitimat-Stikine · Kootenay Boundary · Metro Vancouver · Mount Waddington · Nanaimo · North Okanagan · Northern Rockies · Okanagan-Similkameen · Peace River · Powell River · Skeena-Queen Charlotte · Squamish-Lillooet · Stikine · Sunshine Coast · Thompson-Nicola |