Thompson-Nicola Regional District
| Thompson-Nicola Regional District | |
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| Regional district | |
A typical view in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District
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| Nickname(s): TNRD | |
 Thompson-Nicola Regional District |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  British Columbia |
| Government | |
| • CAO | Sukh Gill |
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District Board
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| Area | |
| • Total | 45,279 km2 (17,482 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 122,286 |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) |
| Website | Thompson-Nicola Regional District |
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Canada 2006 Census population was 122,286 and the area covers 45,279 square kilometres. The administrative offices are in the main population centre of Kamloops, which accounts for 75 percent of the regional district's population. The only other city is Merritt; other municipally-incorporated communities include the District Municipalities of Logan Lake, Barriere and Clearwater and the Villages of Chase, Ashcroft, Cache Creek, Clinton and Lytton, and also the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks.
The region is named indirectly for the Thompson River by way of the traditional regional names of "the Thompson Country" and "the Nicola Country"; the Nicola Country was named for Chief Nicola and was originally "Nicola's Country", where he held sway; he is also the namesake of that river. The regional district government operates over 115 services including libraries,[1] solid waste management and recycling, emergency and development services, plus a film commission.[2]
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Municipalities[edit]
| Municipality | Government Type | Population |
| Kamloops | city | 85,678 |
| Merritt | city | 7,113 |
| Chase | village | 2,495 |
| Clearwater | district municipality | 2,331 |
| Logan Lake | district municipality | 2,037 |
| Barriere | district municipality | 1,773 |
| Ashcroft | village | 1,628 |
| Cache Creek | village | 1,040 |
| Clinton | village | 636 |
| Sun Peaks | mountain resort municipality | 371 |
| Lytton | village | 228 |
Unincorporated communities[edit]
- Upper Hat Creek
- Lower Hat Creek (Carquile)
- Basque
- Ashcroft Manor
- Arden Forest
- Loon Lake
- Kelly Lake
- Chasm
- Jesmond
- Spences Bridge
- Bighorn
Electoral Areas[edit]
- Electoral Area "A" (Wells Gray Country)
- Electoral Area "B" (Thompson Headwaters)
- Electoral Area "E" (Bonaparte Plateau)
- Electoral Area "I" (Blue Sky Country)
- Electoral Area "J" (Copper Desert Country)
- Electoral Area "L"
- Electoral Area "M"
- Electoral Area "N"
- Electoral Area "O"
- Electoral Area "P" (Rivers and the Peaks)
References[edit]
- Community Profile: Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
- Community Profile 2006: Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia; Statistics Canada
External links[edit]
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Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 120°30′00″W / 51.00000°N 120.50000°W
