Penticton

Penticton
City
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
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Coordinates: 49°30′03″N 119°35′38″W / 49.50083°N 119.59389°W / 49.50083; -119.59389
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	Amelia Boultbee
Area  (2021)
• City	43.03 km2 (16.61 sq mi)
• Metro	1,734.72 km2 (669.78 sq mi)
Elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Population  (2021)
• City	36,885
• Density	857.3/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
• Metro	47,380 (65th)
• Metro density	27.3/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym	Pentictonite
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (DST)
Forward sortation area	V2A
Area code(s)	250, 778, 236, 672
Highways	Highway 97
Waterways	Okanagan Lake, Okanagan River, Skaha Lake
Website	penticton.ca

Penticton (/pɛnˈtɪktən/ pen-TIK-tən) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, it is between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2021 census, its population is 36,885, while in the metro, the population is 47,380.

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