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Oyama is a neighbourhood and formal ward located within the district municipality of Lake Country, which is located in the Okanagan region in British Columbia, Canada. It is located at the north end of Wood Lake and at the south end of Kalamalka Lake opposite BC Highway 97.[1]

Oyama
neighbourhood
Looking across frozen Kalamalka Lake from Kaloya Regional Park
Coordinates: 50°07′00″N 119°22′00″W
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Regional districtCentral Okanagan
DistrictLake Country
Population
985

Name origin


Oyama is named after Japanese Field Marshal Ōyama Iwao in 1906 by the first post master Dr. W. H. Irvine.[2][3]:200a


Climate


Climate data for Oyama
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16
(61)
15
(59)
21
(70)
27.8
(82.0)
33
(91)
36.5
(97.7)
39
(102)
37
(99)
32.5
(90.5)
27.5
(81.5)
20
(68)
13.5
(56.3)
39
(102)
Average high °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)
2.8
(37.0)
9.6
(49.3)
14.7
(58.5)
19.8
(67.6)
23.3
(73.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
20.4
(68.7)
12.6
(54.7)
4.8
(40.6)
0
(32)
13.5
(56.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)
−0.6
(30.9)
4.5
(40.1)
8.9
(48.0)
13.4
(56.1)
17.1
(62.8)
19.4
(66.9)
19.7
(67.5)
14.4
(57.9)
8.2
(46.8)
2
(36)
−2.3
(27.9)
8.6
(47.5)
Average low °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1)
−3.9
(25.0)
−0.6
(30.9)
3.1
(37.6)
6.9
(44.4)
10.9
(51.6)
12.5
(54.5)
12.8
(55.0)
8.3
(46.9)
3.8
(38.8)
−0.9
(30.4)
−4.6
(23.7)
3.7
(38.7)
Record low °C (°F) −25.5
(−13.9)
−23
(−9)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−5
(23)
−2
(28)
0.6
(33.1)
3.9
(39.0)
3.5
(38.3)
−2.5
(27.5)
−16
(3)
−27.5
(−17.5)
−26.5
(−15.7)
−27.5
(−17.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 41.1
(1.62)
32
(1.3)
32.3
(1.27)
37.6
(1.48)
48
(1.9)
54.1
(2.13)
50.7
(2.00)
34.5
(1.36)
43.2
(1.70)
36.4
(1.43)
53.6
(2.11)
51.9
(2.04)
515.2
(20.28)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 12.6
(0.50)
18
(0.7)
27.7
(1.09)
37.6
(1.48)
48
(1.9)
54.1
(2.13)
50.7
(2.00)
34.5
(1.36)
43.2
(1.70)
35.9
(1.41)
36.1
(1.42)
12.6
(0.50)
411
(16.2)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 28.5
(11.2)
14
(5.5)
4.5
(1.8)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.5
(0.2)
17.5
(6.9)
39.3
(15.5)
104.2
(41.0)
Source: [4]

Education


It is home to Oyama Traditional School, a public elementary school that is part of the School District 23 Central Okanagan, which is based in Kelowna.[5]


References


  1. BC Names entry "Oyama (community)"
  2. "Oyama". Lake Country Museum.
  3. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
  4. "Calculation Information for 1981 to 2010 Canadian Normals Data". Environment Canada. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  5. "School Directory". School District 23 Central Okanagan. Retrieved December 5, 2012.

На других языках


- [en] Oyama, British Columbia

[ru] Ояма (Британская Колумбия)

Ояма — село расположенное в регионе Оканаган в Британской Колумбии, Канада. Расположено на северной окраине Лесного озера и южной оконечности озера Каламалка. Название села дано по имени японского генерала русско-японской войны, принца Оямы Ивао, награждённого в 1906 году орденом почётного члена британского Ордена Заслуг[1].



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