Kamloops

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Kamloops is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, known as a regional hub at the junction of the North and South Thompson Rivers.


Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
airportIATA YKA
areaCode 236
250
672
778
climateClassification semi-arid (BSk)
country Canada
countrySubdivision province of British Columbia
elevation approximately 345 metres
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAirport Kamloops Airport
hasFirstNationCommunity Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc
hasGolfCourse Tobiano Golf Course
hasMayor Reid Hamer-Jackson
hasNearbySkiArea Sun Peaks Resort
hasNeighbourhood Aberdeen
Brocklehurst
North Kamloops
Sahali
Valleyview
hasSportsTeam Kamloops Blazers
hasUniversity Thompson Rivers University
indigenousTerritory Secwepemc (Shuswap) traditional territory
isRegionalHubFor Thompson-Nicola region
south-central British Columbia
knownFor outdoor recreation
semi-arid climate
tournament capital branding
locatedAtConfluenceOf North Thompson River
South Thompson River
locatedIn British Columbia
south-central British Columbia
locatedInRegion Thompson-Nicola Regional District
locatedOnHighway British Columbia Highway 1
British Columbia Highway 5
British Columbia Highway 97
nameEtymology derived from Secwepemc word T’kemlúps meaning “meeting of the waters”
nearRiver Fraser River watershed
population over 90,000
populationRankInBC one of the larger interior cities
postalCodePrefix V2B
V2C
V2E
railwayJunctionFor Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
river Thompson River
sportsFacility Hillside Stadium
Sandman Centre
sportsTeamPlays Western Hockey League
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
timeZoneDST Pacific Daylight Time

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
British Columbia
contains
British Columbia
hasMajorCity
Kamloops ("North Kamloops")
hasNeighbourhood
Mark Recchi ("Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada")
placeOfBirth

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