Malakwa

Place in British Columbia, Canada

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
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|  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[edit]

* Abercrombie, Annie Dorothy (1985). Sicamous, Mara to Three Valley. Self-published. pp. 468–502.

## References[edit]

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

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