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Quick Facts about Kelowna
- Kelowna is home to approximately 110,000
people
- The Central Okanagan Regional District has a
population of over 167,000
- Included on the list of the top 12 most
desirable places in the world by Frommer’s Travel Guide
- One of the fastest growing cities in North
America
- Well known for its hot summers and temperate
winters
- Fruit production is the hallmark of the
Okanagan Valley
- Hot summers and terraced landscape provide
the ideal mix for the production of world class wines
- The average daytime high during July and
August is 27.4 C (81.3 F)
- The average daytime high during December and
January is -0.3 C (+31.5 F) The average low is -7.7 C (+18.1
F)
- Kelowna receives over 2,000 hours of sunshine
annually and 280 mm. (11.2 inches) of rain
- Total annual precipitation is 366.4 mm. (14.4
inches) - 280.7 mm. (11.2 inches) of rain and 105.5 mm. (4.2
inches) of snow
- Okanagan Lake is 110 km. (68 miles) long.
Okanagan Lake Bridge (built in 1958) is the only floating bridge
in Canada, with a floating section of 640 m. (2100 feet)
- A new five-lane bridge is to be in operation
in 2008 (Opened May 25th 2008)
- Kelowna encompasses 262 square km. (101
square miles)
Kelowna is 344 m. (1,129 feet) above sea level
- Kelowna General Hospital is the largest and
most comprehensive in the southern interior of B.C. with a full
treatment cancer clinic
- Home to several local theatre groups, a
symphony orchestra, museums and numerous art galleries
- UBC Okanagan opened September 2005
- Okanagan College offers university and
transfer programs, as well as a wide range of adult education
and trades courses
- Kelowna is a 4 hour drive to Vancouver and
the Pacific Ocean, and a 7 hour drive through the Rocky
Mountains to Calgary
- The city also features an International
Airport making it easy to travel anywhere in the world
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