Malakwa
Malakwa is located in British Columbia
Malakwa
Malakwa
Location of Malakwa in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°55′59″N 118°48′04″W / 50.93306°N 118.80111°W / 50.93306; -118.80111
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
RegionShuswap Country
Regional districtColumbia-Shuswap
Area
  Total27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total559
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Area codes250, 778, 236, & 672
Highways Hwy 1

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


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