Sicamous

Sicamous
District of Sicamous
Nickname: 
Siccy
Motto: 
Houseboat Capital of Canada
Sicamous is located in British Columbia
Sicamous
Location of Sicamous in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°50′09″N 118°58′48″W / 50.83583°N 118.98000°W / 50.83583; -118.98000
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionShuswap Country
Regional districtColumbia-Shuswap
Government
 • TypeTown
 • MayorColleen Anderson
 • Governing bodySSDT
Area
 • Total12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Elevation
350.25 m (1,149.11 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total2,613
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Area codes250, 778, 236, & 672
Highways Highway 1 (TCH) & Highway 97A
WaterwaysShuswap Lake, Mara Lake
WebsiteOfficial website

Sicamous (/ˈsɪkəms/) is a district municipality in the Shuswap Country region of south central British Columbia. The place is adjacent to the narrows, which is the confluence of Mara Lake into Shuswap Lake.[1] At the BC Highway 97A intersection on BC Highway 1, the locality is by road about 73 kilometres (45 mi) west of Revelstoke, 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Kamloops, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Vernon.

  1. ^ "Sicamous (district municipality)". BC Geographical Names.

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