Olalla, British Columbia
This article is about the community in British Columbia. For the community in Washington, see Olalla, Washington.
| Olalla | |
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  Olalla Location of Olalla in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°16′00″N 119°50′00″W / 49.26667°N 119.83333°WCoordinates: 49°16′00″N 119°50′00″W / 49.26667°N 119.83333°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 British Columbia |
| Area code(s) | 250, 778 |
Olalla is an unincorporated settlement in the South Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Penticton (the nearest large city) and just north of Keremeos. Kaleden, just northeast beyond Olalla along BC Highway 3A, occupies the pass dividing the Okanagan Valley beyond and the Similkameen Country of which Olalla is a part.
Like most of the Okanagan, Olalla is a retirement community.
School
Many of the people in Olalla attend Similkameen Elementary Secondary School in Keremeos.
Name
Olalla's name is a local adaptation of the Salish and Chinook word for "berries". The word is listed as olallie or ollalie in many Chinook Jargon lexicons.
See also
References
Municipalities and communities of Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent region | |
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