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Kootenays
Region of British Columbia in Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Kootenay region of British Columbia. For other uses of Kootenay, including the Ktunaxa people, see Kootenay (disambiguation).
The Kootenays or Kootenay (/ˈkuːtni/ KOOT-nee) is a region of southeastern British Columbia. It takes its name from the Kootenay River, which in turn was named for the Kutenai First Nations people.
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Kootenays | |
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![]() Various interpretations of the boundaries of the Kootenays | |
Coordinates: 50°30′N 116°30′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
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• 4 Districts | 86,649 km2 (33,455 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | 202,769[2] |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST Mountain Time Zone (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
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