Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia - Definition and Overview

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. As of the 2001 census, the population was 56,291. The area is 27,560.48 square kilometres. The seat is in Cranbrook. External Link:

• RDEK website (http://www.rdek.bc.ca)
• StatsCan 2001 Community Profile - RDEK (http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=255&PSGC=59&SGC=5901&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=All&PlaceName=East%20Kootenay&CMA=&CSDNAME=East%20Kootenay%20Regional%20District&A=&TypeNameE=Census%20Division&Prov=)

Regions and Regional Districts of British Columbia
BC Regions: Nechako | North Coast | Peace River | Cariboo | Lower Mainland | Vancouver Island/Sunshine Coast | Okanagan | Thompson Nicola | Kootenays
BC 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