16 Facts About Kelowna

Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada.

The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ki?lawna?, referring to a male grizzly bear.

Kelowna is the province's third-largest metropolitan area, its seventh-largest city overall, and the largest in the Interior.

Kelowna is classified as a humid continental climate or an inland oceanic climate per the Koppen climate classification system due to its coldest month having an average temperature slightly above -3.

The official climate station for Kelowna is at the Kelowna International Airport, which is at a higher elevation than the city core, with slightly higher precipitation and cooler nighttime temperatures.

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Kelowna has the second mildest winter of any non-coastal city in Canada, after neighbouring Penticton.

Kelowna was the second British Columbia city to declare a red zone.

Tourism in the Greater Kelowna Area has now become a $1 billion a year industry, as of 2016.

Kelowna is the home of Sun-Rype, a popular manufacturer of fruit bars and juices.

Kelowna is the seat of the Regional District of the Central Okanagan, the third-largest metropolitan area in British Columbia after Vancouver and Victoria and the largest in the British Columbia Interior.

Kelowna is the fourth least affordable housing market in Canada, currently maintaining the classification of "Severely Unaffordable".

Public schools in the Kelowna area are part of School District 23 Central Okanagan.

Police focused on crime in 2014, and Kelowna moved into the number four position across the country.

In 2017, the property crime in Kelowna rate went up six percent, the highest rate in Canada, while the drug crime rate fell two percent.

In 2012, Kelowna had the highest crime rate of any metropolitan area in Canada, mainly because of its property crime.

Between 2012 and 2016, Kelowna led the country in cannabis, cocaine, and heroin possession.