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title: "Regional District of East Kootenay"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-east-kootenay"
description: "Regional District of East Kootenay is a regional district in British Columbia with a population of 65,896 (2021 Census). Official website: rdek.bc.ca."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Regional District of East Kootenay

British Columbia · Local government

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Regional District of East Kootenay is a regional district in British Columbia with a population of 65,896 (2021 Census).

Written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: British Columbia
- Layer: Local government
- Class: Regional and county
- Population: 65,896 (2021 Census)
- Based in: [Cranbrook, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/cranbrook)
- Wikidata: [Q1364011](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364011)

## Official website

- [rdek.bc.ca](https://www.rdek.bc.ca/)

## Related bodies

More bodies of the same class (Regional and county) in British Columbia.

- [Peace River Regional District](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/peace-river-regional-district)
- [qathet Regional District](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/qathet-regional-district)
- [Regional District of Alberniclayoquot](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-alberniclayoquot)
- [Regional District of Bulkley Nechako](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-bulkley-nechako)
- [Regional District of Central Kootenay](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-central-kootenay)
- [Regional District of Central Okanagan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-central-okanagan)
- [Regional District of Fraser-Fort George](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-fraser-fort-george)
- [Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-kitimat-stikine)
- [Regional District of Kootenay Boundary](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-kootenay-boundary)
- [Regional District of Mount Waddington](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-mount-waddington)
- [Regional District of Nanaimo](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-nanaimo)
- [Regional District of North Okanagan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-north-okanagan)

## Sources

- Description written by Canada Service Map from [Statistics Canada 2021 Census data](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201). Data licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.
- Record from: [Statistics Canada, Public Sector Universe](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/68-516-x/68-516-x2016001-eng.htm). Licence: Statistics Canada Open Licence.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=psu:2146479671), with the sources of its record.
- [Places and services in Cranbrook, BC](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/british-columbia/cranbrook)
- [Public services in British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/british-columbia)
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Regional District of East Kootenay", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regional-district-of-east-kootenay