Penticton

Penticton
City
The Corporation of the City of Penticton
Penticton waterfront and the SS Sicamous at night
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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[1]
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)[2][3]
• City	43.03 km2 (16.61 sq mi)
• Metro	1,734.72 km2 (669.78 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	344 m (1,129 ft)
Population  (2021)[2][3]
• 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, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2021 Canadian Census, its population was 36,885,^[2] while its census agglomeration population was 47,380.^[3]