Official Name: | Malakwa |
Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Malakwa in British Columbia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Shuswap Country |
Subdivision Type3: | Regional district |
Subdivision Name3: | Columbia-Shuswap |
Area Total Km2: | 27.68 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 559 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 50.9331°N -118.8011°W |
Area Codes: | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
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.
The name comes from the Chinook Jargon word for mosquito, adapted from the French le maringouin.[1]