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Elko | |
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  Elko Location of Elko in British Columbia  Elko Elko (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°18′00″N 115°06′42″W / 49.30000°N 115.11167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Elk Valley/East Kootenay |
| Regional District | Regional District of East Kootenay |
| Government | |
| • MP | Wayne Stetski |
| • MLA | Tom Shypitka |
| Elevation | 951 m (3,120 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 163 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code | 250 / 778 / 236 |
| Highways |  Highway 3  Highway 93 |
| GNBC Code | JAQTX[1] |
Elko is located at the junction of Highway 93 and the Crowsnest Highway, to the north of the Roosville Canada–United States border crossing. A small sawmill town, Elko is situated near the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Trench at the edge of a plateau at the base of the Canadian Rockies, in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia.