Malakwa

Place in British Columbia, Canada
50°55′59″N 118°48′04″W / 50.93306°N 118.80111°W / 50.93306; -118.80111Country CanadaProvince British ColumbiaRegionShuswap CountryRegional districtColumbia-ShuswapArea
 • Total27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi)Population
 (2021)
 • Total559 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)Area codes250, 778, 236, & 672Highways Highway 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

  1. ^ "Malakwa (community)". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ "Malakwa". britishcolumbia.com.


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