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Kamloops
city in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamloops, British Columbia is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is ranked 37th on the list of 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada.
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City of Kamloops | |
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Nickname(s): Tournament Capital of Canada, The Loops | |
Motto(s): Salus et Opes (Health and Wealth) | |
Location of Kamloops in British Columbia | |
Coordinates: 50°40′34″N 120°20′27″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regions | Thompson Country |
District | Thompson-Nicola District |
Founded | 1811 (fur trading post) |
Incorporated | 1893 |
Government | |
• Type | Elected city council |
• Mayor | Peter Milobar |
• Governing body | Kamloops City Council |
• MP | Cathy McLeod |
• MLAs | Terry Lake Kevin Krueger |
Area | |
• Land | 299.23 km2 (115.53 sq mi) |
• Metro | 5,668.64 km2 (2,188.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 85,678 |
• Density | 286.3/km2 (742/sq mi) |
• Metro | 98,754 |
• Metro density | 17.4/km2 (45/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Postal code span | V2B to V2E |
Area code | +1-250 & +1-778 |
GNBC Code | JAFNW[5] |
NTS Map | 092I09[5] |
Website | www.kamloops.ca |
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At the 2006 census, 86,376 lived in Kamloops.