Okanagan has an approximate population of 399,232 in 2012.
The Okanagan north of Kelowna has a humid continental climate (Kppen: Dfb) with warm, sometimes hot summers and cold winters with highs around freezing, though mild by Canadian standards
The region stretches northwards via the Spallumcheen Valley to Sicamous in the Shuswap Country, and reaches south of the CanadaUnited States border, where it continues as Okanogan County

