Kelowna
Kelowna is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley. The name "Kelowna" comes from the Okanagan word for "grizzly bear". Kelowna is the 20th largest metropolitan area in Canada. In 2021, it had population of 144,576 residents.
The communities nearby include the district municipality of West Kelowna (also called Westbank, Westside) to the west across Okanagan Lake. Lake Country and Vernon are to the north. Peachland is to the southwest and Summerland and Penticton further south.
Kelowna is also sometimes called "Ktown" for short.
Kelowna Media
Balsamorhiza sagittata, found on Knox Mountain
Kelowna from Knox Mountain in winter, 2019
Panorama of kelowna in late summer
Downtown Kelowna from Dilworth Mountain in 2021
Kelowna's welcome sign on Highway 97
Marina in Downtown Kelowna
Henry Raymer, the first mayor of Kelowna
The SS Aberdeen (back) and a smaller steamship (the Kelowna, front) in the dock at Kelowna in 1906
Kelowna in 1909 as viewed from across Okanagan Lake
The centre of Kelowna during the 1920s
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