East Kelowna Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. S side of Mission Creek, in Kelowna, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

East Kelowna: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on East Kelowna

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for East Kelowna

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
East Kelowna Official

 

Origin Notes and History of East Kelowna

References to East Kelowna that document the origin of its place name

East Kelowna (Post Office) adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 420A, Kettle River, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to East Kelowna (community) 31 December 1982. See Kelowna for name origin information.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

East Kelowna Post Office was opened 1 November 1909; closed 26 April 1926; re-opened 16 May 1928.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Central Okanagan

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27