Penticton | |
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The Corporation of the City of Penticton | |
![]() Penticton waterfront and the SS Sicamous at night | |
Nickname: The Peach City | |
Motto: A Place to Stay Forever | |
Coordinates: 49°30′03″N 119°35′38″W / 49.50083°N 119.59389°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | Okanagan |
Regional district | Okanagan-Similkameen |
Incorporated • District | December 31, 1908 |
• City | May 10, 1948 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Julius Bloomfield |
• Council | Penticton City Council |
• MPs | Richard Cannings |
• MLAs | Dan Ashton |
Area | |
• City | 42.10 km2 (16.25 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,724.95 km2 (666.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 33,761 |
• Density | 801.8/km2 (2,077/sq mi) |
• Metro | 43,432 (68th) |
• Metro density | 25.2/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pentictonite |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (DST) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, 672 |
Highways | Highway 97 |
Waterways | Okanagan Lake, Okanagan River, Skaha Lake |
Website | penticton |
Penticton (/pɛnˈtɪktən/ pen-TIK-tən) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census, its population was 33,761,[2] while its census agglomeration population was 43,432.[3]
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