Olalla, British Columbia

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.

This article is about the community in British Columbia. For the community in Washington, see Olalla, Washington.
Olalla
Olalla
Location of Olalla in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°16′00″N 119°50′00″W
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Area code(s)250, 778

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.


  • List of Chinook Jargon placenames

References
  • "Olalla". BC Geographical Names.


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