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Penticton

Coordinates: 49°30′03″N 119°35′38″W / 49.50083°N 119.59389°W / 49.50083; -119.59389
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Penticton
The Corporation of the City of Penticton
Penticton waterfront and the SS Sicamous at night
Penticton waterfront and the SS Sicamous at night
Nickname: 
The Peach City
Motto: 
A Place to Stay Forever
Penticton is located in British Columbia
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Location of Penticton
Penticton is located in Canada
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Penticton
Penticton (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°30′03″N 119°35′38″W / 49.50083°N 119.59389°W / 49.50083; -119.59389
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionOkanagan
DistrictOkanagan-Similkameen
Incorporated
 • District 

December 31, 1908
 • City May 10, 1948
Government
 • MayorJulius Bloomfield
 • CouncilPenticton City Council
 • MPsRichard Cannings
 • MLAsDan Ashton
Area
 (2016)
 • City42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,724.95 km2 (666.01 sq mi)
Elevation
344 m (1,129 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • City33,761
 • Density801.8/km2 (2,077/sq mi)
 • Metro
43,432 (68th)
 • Metro density25.2/km2 (65/sq mi)
DemonymPentictonite
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)250, 778, 236, 672
HighwaysHighway 97
WaterwaysOkanagan Lake, Okanagan River, Skaha Lake
Websitepenticton.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Penticton (/pɛnˈtɪktən/ pen-TIK-tən) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, it is between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016, its population is 33,761, while in the metro, the population is 43,432.