Malakwa

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Malakwa
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Malakwa
Location of Malakwa in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°55′59″N118°48′04″W / 50.93306°N 118.80111°W / 50.93306; -118.80111
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Region Shuswap Country
Regional district Columbia-Shuswap
Area
  Total
27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
559
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Area codes 250, 778, 236, & 672
Highways BC-1 (TCH).svg 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

It is in the interior wetbelt region and is home to an inland rainforest with towering old-growth forests and lots of biodiversity, Places include Eagle River Provincial Park and North Fork Wild Park. . [2]

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