The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) in the Central Interior of BC encompasses 80,252 square kilometers of land.

[2] The Cariboo and Coastal mountain ranges hug the CRD on its west and east side boundaries.

[3] The Cariboo Regional District provides region-wide library services, recreational facilities, and local fire protection.

Regional District Electoral Areas are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L. Electoral areas have no administrative or governmental significance; they are used only to elect rural representatives to regional district boards.

The Cariboo District and 100 Mile House are featured prominently in Al Purdy's poem "The Cariboo Horses" to examine the tradition of equinity against human civilization.