Malakwa

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]

Malakwa
Malakwa Location of Malakwa in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°55′59″N 118°48′04″W
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	Highway 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]

Further reading

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