Lake Country

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Lake Country

Total population

15,817

Founded

1995

Elevation600 m

Land area122.19 km²

Coordinates50.03°, -119.40°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lake Country is a district municipality with a population of approximately 15,000 in the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It is a part of the Central Okanagan Regional District, and of the Kelowna metropolitan area. The city of Kelowna lies to the south, while the city of Vernon lies to the north. As its name suggests, there are a number of lakes in the vicinity of Lake Country, and outside the municipal boundaries in the hills to the east. Okanagan Lake defines the western boundary of the municipality, while the entirety of Wood Lake and the southernmost portion of Kalamalka Lake are encompassed by it.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Oyama
  5.7 mi away
• Ellison
  6.5 mi away · pop. 3,316
• Traders Cove
  7.9 mi away
• Myra Canyon
  17.6 mi away
• Okanagan 1
  22.8 mi away
• Chute Lake
  24.1 mi away
• Silver Star Mountain Resort
  27.2 mi away · pop. 98
• Naramata
  31.1 mi away · pop. 2,000
• Cherryville
  37.7 mi away
• Spax̌mn̓ / Spaxomin
  39.8 mi away
• Bankeir
  42.9 mi away
• Grindrod
  43 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lake Country

Bowron Lake Provincial Park

Richard T. Wright · 1997

The Bowron Lakes

Harris, Chris · 1991

British Columbia

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works. · 1866

Bed & Breakfasts and Country Inns

Fodor's · 1992

Bowron Lakes

Jim Boyde · 2006

Route map of country between French Bar Creek (Fraser River) and Taseko Lake, Lillooet District, British Columbia

Columbia River exploration, 1865-6

British Columbia. Lands and Works Dept · 1966

COLUMBIA RIVER EXPLORATION, 1865-6 - INSTRUCTIONS, REPORTS AND JOURNALS RELATING TO THE GOVERNMENT EXPLORATION OF THE COUNTRY LYING BETWEEN THE SHUSWAP AND OKANAGAN LAKES AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS

BRITISH COLUMBIA (COLONY). LANDS AND WORKS DEPT.

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

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  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 93 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 126 mi
• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 132 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 133 mi
• Wildfire HUDSPETH, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 145 mi
• Wildfire Parker Lake, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 148 mi
• Wildfire MITRE ROCK, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 154 mi
• Wildfire Silver, Boundary, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 157 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

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