The Cowichan Valley Regional District is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia is on the southern part of Vancouver Island, bordered by the Nanaimo and Alberni-Clayoquot ...
- The Cowichan Valley takes its name from an Aboriginal word meaning "the warm land" – fitting, as the valley enjoys Canada’s warmest mean temperature.
- The valley is centrally located between the cities of Victoria (to the south) and Nanaimo (to the north).