Regional District of East Kootenay

East Kootenay
Location of the region in British Columbia
Basic data
Country	Canada
province	British Columbia
Administrative headquarters	Cranbrook
Coordinates :	49 ° 55 ′  N , 115 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 49 ° 55 ′  N , 115 ° 45 ′  W
Residents	60,439 (as of 2016)
surface	27,541.48 km²
Population density	2.2 inhabitants / km²
Time zone :	Mountain Standard Time ( UTC −7) Mountain Daylight Time ( UTC −6, daylight saving time)
Web presence	www.rdek.bc.ca

The Regional District of East Kootenay is a district in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located in the extreme southeast of the province, is 27,541.84 km² and has a population of 60,439 (2016). In the 2011 census, 56,685 inhabitants were determined. The main town is Cranbrook .

Unlike most of British Columbia, the Regional District of East Kootenay is not Pacific Standard Time , but Mountain Standard Time .

Administrative structure

cities and communes

place	status	population
Cranbrook	City	20,047
Elkford	District municipality	2,499
Fernie	City	5,249
Invermere	District municipality	3,391
Kimberley	City	7,425
Radium Hot Springs	Village	776
Sparwood	District municipality	3,784

Unregulated areas

• East Kootenay A
• East Kootenay B
• East Kootenay C
• East Kootenay D
• East Kootenay E.
• East Kootenay F

Web links

• official page
• Detailed map

Individual evidence

1. ^ Census Profile, 2016 Census. November 16, 2017, accessed March 12, 2018 . 
2. ^ Census Profile, 2016 Census - Provincial Data. August 9, 2019, accessed August 9, 2019 .