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Kimberley is a city in southeast British Columbia, Canada along Highway 95A between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. Kimberley was named in 1896 after the Kimberley mine in South Africa. From 1917 to 2001, it was the home to the world's largest lead zinc mine, the Sullivan Mine. Now it is mainly a tourist destination and home to the Kimberley Alpine Resort, a ski area and Kimberley's Underground Mining Railway that features a 750 feet (229 m) underground mining interpretive centre complete with operational 3ft narrow gauge railway equipment. Recreational pursuits include world class skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, fishing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, biking, hiking and golfing on championship golf courses. The city has the largest urban park in Canada. At , the Kimberley Nature Park is the largest incorporated park in Canada. SunMine, was the largest solar PV plant in Western Canada when built in 2015 on the site of the former Sullivan Mine concentrator.

Kimberley incorporated as a city on March 29, 1944. It amalgamated with the former Village of Marysville on November 1, 1968. Following the routing of Highway 95 away from the city, in 1972 Kimberley transformed into the Bavarian City of the Rockies to entice motorists passing through the region to visit. Kimberley's Mine was the Sullivan Mine, and it was the largest lead zinc mine in the world. The mine ceased operation in 2001.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Kimberley had a population of 8,115 living in 3,595 of its 4,263 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 7,425. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Although its historical population was closely tied to activities at the Sullivan Mine, the city's high speed internet and scenic location enabled growth in tech and tourism beginning in the 2000s.

+ Panethnic groups in the City of Kimberley (1996−2021)Panethnicgroup20212011200620011996Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage) European 7,230 91.00 6,665 92.12 5,930 91.58 5,725 94.78 6,115 95.70 6,345 95.20 Indigenous 475 5.98 375 5.18 395 6.10 225 3.73 165 2.58 155 2.33 East Asian 90 1.13 95 1.31 50 0.77 60 0.99 30 0.47 80 1.20 South Asian 45 0.57 20 0.28 30 0.46 10 0.17 25 0.39 30 0.45 Southeast Asian 45 0.57 70 0.97 0 0.00 10 0.17 15 0.23 15 0.23 Latin American 40 0.50 10 0.14 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 0.15 African 10 0.13 10 0.14 0 0.00 10 0.17 40 0.63 25 0.38 Middle Eastern 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 Other/Multiracial 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 0.17 0 0.00 0 0.00 Total responses 7,945 97.91 7,235 97.44 6,475 97.34 6,040 98.39 6,390 98.55 6,665 98.92 Total population 8,115 100.00 7,425 100.00 6,652 100.00 6,139 100.00 6,484 100.00 6,738 100.00

The city has the "largest freestanding cuckoo clock in Canada". It began to develop a Bavarian themed village in the 1970s after taking inspiration from Leavenworth, Washington. Kimberley no longer has a bavarian theme. Kimberley is served by the Canadian Rockies International Airport.

Kimberley has a continental climate with semi arid influences and heavy moderation from the nearby mountains which tend to block arctic air masses, and produce a rain shadow. Its fairly high elevation counters this effect slightly, as temperatures are somewhat cooler and the town slightly more rainy than it would otherwise be.