Regional District of Central Okanagan

Central Okanagan
Regional district
Regional District of Central Okanagan
Downtown Kelowna from West Kelowna
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Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Established	1967
Administrative office location	Kelowna
Government [1]
• Type	Regional district
• Body	Board of directors
• Chair	Loyal Wooldridge (Kelowna)
• Vice chair	Gord Milsom (West Kelowna)
• Electoral areas	Central Okanagan East Central Okanagan West
Area
• Land	2,904.86 km2 (1,121.57 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	194,882
• Density	67.1/km2 (174/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
Website	www.rdco.com

The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, representing two unincorporated Electoral Areas of Central Okanagan East and Central Okanagan West, along with the member municipalities of the City of Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, the District of Lake Country, the District of Peachland, and Westbank First Nation. The RDCO office is located in Kelowna.

Statistics Canada defines the Kelowna CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) or Kelowna Metropolitan Area as being identical in area with the RDCO. The population in 2016 was 194,882, an increase from the official Canada 2006 Census total of 162,276 (these figures exclude the population of reserves belonging to the Westbank First Nation). The area is 2,904.86 square kilometres.