| Nazko | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nazko in British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Cariboo |
| Subdivision Type3: | Regional district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cariboo Regional District |
| Leader Title3: | < |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1876 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 1511[1] |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | −08:00 |
Nazko is a small ranching and logging community, including a historic First Nations community located 100 km west of Quesnel on the Nazko River in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Nazko means, "river flowing from the south".[2]
Nazko is the gateway to the Nuxalk Carrier Grease-Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail. It has a sizeable Indian reserve, home to the Nazko First Nation, and is well known in ranching history.
The first schools were built in 1950 by ranchers and homesteaders, and in 1960 by the government of Canada. In 1984, BC Hydro brought electricity to the area and the following year the road from Quesnel to Nazko was paved.
Nazko is 22 kilometers from the Nazko Cone, which last erupted 7,200 years ago. From 2007 to 2008, a swarm of earthquakes occurred just 30km (20miles) west of Nazko Cone.
Nazko Community Association:
President (2013-present): Stewart Fraser
Former President (2012): Sabrina Fraser
Former President (2011): Vikki Roy
Nazko is in the Cariboo North Electoral District, in the Central Interior, 112 km west of Quesnel.