Regional District of East Kootenay

{{short description|Regional district in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = East Kootenay

| official_name = Regional District of East Kootenay

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| settlement_type = Regional district

| image_skyline = Kootenay park - panoramio.jpg

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| image_caption = Kootenay National Park

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| image_blank_emblem = East_Kootenay_BC_logo.jpg

| blank_emblem_type = Logo

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| coordinates = {{Coord|format=dms|display=title,inline|region:CA-BC}}

| image_map =

{{Location map+ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|caption =

|float = center

|places =

{{Location map~ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|label = Cranbrook

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg

|marksize = 8

|label_size = 110

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 49.509722

|lon_deg = -115.766667}}

{{Location map~ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|label = Kimberley

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg

|marksize = 8

|label_size = 110

|position = left

|lat_deg = 49.669722

|lon_deg = -115.9775}}

{{Location map~ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|label = Fernie

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets City.svg

|marksize = 8

|label_size = 110

|position = right

|lat_deg = 49.504167

|lon_deg = -115.062778}}

{{Location map~ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|label = Sparwood

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = right

|lat_deg = 49.733056

|lon_deg = -114.885278}}

{{Location map~ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|label = Invermere

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = right

|lat_deg = 50.508333

|lon_deg = -116.030278}}

{{Location map~ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|label = Elkford

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Town.svg

|marksize = 6

|position = right

|lat_deg = 50.021389

|lon_deg = -114.915833}}

{{Location map~ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|label = Radium Hot Springs

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 5

|position = top

|lat_deg = 50.6175

|lon_deg = -116.072}}

{{Location map~ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|label = Canal Flats

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Village.svg

|marksize = 5

|position = bottom

|lat_deg = 50.15

|lon_deg = -115.833333}}

{{Location map~ |CAN BC East Kootenay

|label = Jumbo Glacier

|mark = Western Canada Map Assets Hamlet.svg

|marksize = 4

|position = right

|lat_deg = 50.408333

|lon_deg = -116.566667}}

}}

| map_caption = Major communities

| image_map1 = CAN BC Regional District of East Kootenay locator.svg

| map_alt1 = A map of British Columbia depicting its 29 regional districts and equivalent municipalities. One is highlighted in red.

| map_caption1 = Location in British Columbia

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Canada

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = British Columbia

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| seat_type = Administrative office location

| seat = Cranbrook

| government_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=https://www.rdek.bc.ca/about/board_of_directors/|title=Board of Directors|access-date=2019-07-09}}

| government_type = Regional district

| governing_body = Board of directors

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Chair

| leader_name = Rob Gay (C)

| leader_title1 = Vice chair

| leader_name1 = Susan Clovechok (F)

| leader_title2 = Electoral areas

| leader_name2 = A, B, C, E, F, G

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_land_km2 = 27541.84

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| dimensions_footnotes = {{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=701&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=9999 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=July 9, 2019}}

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| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_total = 65896

| population_density_km2 = 2.4

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| timezone1 = Mountain (MST)

| utc_offset1 = -7

| timezone1_DST = Mountain Daylight (MDT)

| utc_offset1_DST = -6

| timezone1_location = Most of the district

| timezone2 = Mountain (MST)

| utc_offset2 = -7

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| timezone2_location = Electoral area C (no DST)

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The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. In the 2016 census, the population was 60,439. Its area is {{cvt|27,542.69|km2|mi2}}. The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the largest community in the region. Other important population centres include the cities of Kimberley and Fernie, and the district municipality of Invermere and Sparwood. Despite its name, the regional district does not include all of the region known as the East Kootenay, which includes the Creston Valley and the east shore of Kootenay Lake.