Malakwa
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Malakwa | |
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Location of Malakwa in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′59″N 118°48′04″W / 50.93306°N 118.80111°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | File:Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia |
| Region | Shuswap Country |
| Regional district | Columbia-Shuswap |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 559 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Area codes | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
| Highways | File:BC-1 (TCH).svg Highway 1 |
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Malakwa is a settlement in Shuswap Country in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, in the Eagle River valley, along the Trans-Canada Highway between Sicamous and Revelstoke.[1] The name comes from the Chinook Jargon word for mosquito, adapted from the French le maringouin.[2]
Further reading
- Abercrombie, Annie Dorothy (1985). Sicamous, Mara to Three Valley. Self-published. pp. 468–502.
References
- ↑ "Malakwa (community)". BC Geographical Names.
- ↑ "Malakwa". britishcolumbia.com.
