Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia
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The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The primary city is Kamloops. The region is named for the Thompson River. The region is known for its sports and outdoors.
Geography and Climate
The southern portion of the region has a semi-desert climate with many nearly barren hillsides and often experiences the hottest summer conditions anywhere in Canada. Ranching and fruit growing at lower elevations takes up much of the land usage. The less populated northern section is mountainous and largely forested with deeper valleys, the Columbia Mountain range is in the north-east which has alpine glaciers below it summits. It receives more snowfall and rainfall than further south and has an all round cooler climate but with dry summers.
Major Highways
Communities
Demographics
The population of the region was 119,222 as of the 2001 Census.External links
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| British Columbia |
|---|---|
| Regional Districts | Alberni-Clayoquot - Bulkley-Nechako - Capital - Cariboo - Central Coast - Central Kootenay - Central Okanagan - Columbia-Shuswap - Comox-Strathcona - Cowichan Valley - East Kootenay - Fraser Valley - Fraser-Fort George - Greater Vancouver - Kitimat-Stikine - Kootenay Boundary - Mount Waddington - Nanaimo - North Okanagan - Northern Rockies - Okanagan-Similkameen - Peace River - Powell River - Skeena-Queen Charlotte - Squamish-Lillooet - Stikine - Sunshine Coast - Thompson-Nicola |
| Communities over 100,000 | Abbotsford - Burnaby - Coquitlam - Delta - Kelowna - Richmond - Saanich - Surrey - Vancouver |
| 70,000-100,000 | Chilliwack - Kamloops - Langley Township - Maple Ridge - Nanaimo - District of North Vancouver - Prince George - Victoria |
| Other major communities | Campbell River - Cranbrook - Fort St. John - Mission - New Westminster - City of North Vancouver - Penticton - Port Coquitlam - Port Moody - Vernon |
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