Regional District of East Kootenay
（重定向自RDEK）
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YK
NWT
AB
WA
AK
Alberni
Clayoquot
Clayoquot
Bulkley
Nechako
Nechako
Capital
Cariboo
Central
Coast
Coast
Central
Kootenay
Kootenay
Central
Okanagan
Okanagan
Columbia
Shuswap
Shuswap
Comox
Valley
Valley
Cowichan
East
Kootenay
Kootenay
Fraser
Valley
Valley
Fraser
Fort George
Fort George
Kitimat
Stikine
Stikine
Kootenay
Boundary
Boundary
MV
Mount
Waddington
Waddington
Nanaimo
North
Okanagan
Okanagan
Northern
Rockies
Rockies
Okanagan
Similkameen
Similkameen
Peace
River
River
Powell
River
River
Skeena
Queen Charlotte
Queen Charlotte
Squamish
Lillooet
Lillooet
Stikine
Strathcona
Sunshine
Coast
Coast
Thompson
Nicola
Nicola
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. At the 2011 census, the population was 56,685. Its area is 27,542.69 square kilometres (10,641.16 sq mi). The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the largest community in the region. Other important population centers include the cities of Kimberley and Fernie, and the district municipality of Invermere and Sparwood. Despite its name, the regional district does not include all of the region known as the East Kootenay, which includes the Creston Valley and the east shore of Kootenay Lake.