Nelson City British Columbia

Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. …
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. The city is known for its collection of restored heritage buildings that date back to a regional silver rush in 1886. Nelson is one of the three cities forming the commercial and population core of the West Kootenay region, the others being Castlegar and Trail. The city is the seat of the Regional District of Central Kootenay. It is represented in the provincial legislature by the riding of Nelson-Creston, and in the Parliament of Canada by the riding of Kootenay—Columbia.
  • Country: Canada
  • Province: British Columbia
  • Region: Kootenays
  • Incorporated: 1897
  • Elevation: 535 m (1,755 ft)
  • Area code(s): 250, 778, 236, 672
  • Regional district: Central Kootenay

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