The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada, comprising the City of Kelowna and its surrounding bedroom municipalities.
Statistics Canada defines the Kelowna CMA (Census Metropolitan Area) as being identical in area with the RDCO. The population in 2005 was 165,221, 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 2,904.00 square kilometres.
The regional district's offices are located in Kelowna itself.
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