Penticton
Sign in to savePenticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2021 Canadian Census, its population was 36,885, while its census agglomeration population was 47,380.
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- Settlement.name
- Penticton
- Settlement.official_name
- The Corporation of the City of Penticton
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- City
- Settlement.nickname
- The Peach City
- Settlement.motto
- A Place to Stay Forever
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- Penticton British Columbia.jpg
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- Lake Skaha
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- Penticton BC Flag.svg
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- 125px
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- Penticton, BC logo.png
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- Logo
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- Canada British Columbia#Canada
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- Location of Penticton
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- Country
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- Canada
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- British Columbia
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Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2021 Canadian Census, its population was 36,885, while its census agglomeration population was 47,380.
==Name origin== The name Penticton is derived from a word in the Okanagan language. It is conventionally translated as "a place to stay forever" but is actually a reference to the year-round flow of Okanagan Lake through Penticton where it enters Skaha Lake. Differing accounts of the meaning are given in the BC Geographical Names entry for the city: