Malakwa, British Columbia

Malakwa
Malakwa Location of Malakwa in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°56′00″N 118°48′00″W / 50.93333°N 118.80000°W / 50.93333; -118.80000Coordinates: 50°56′00″N 118°48′00″W / 50.93333°N 118.80000°W / 50.93333; -118.80000
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia

Malakwa is a settlement in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, in the Eagle River valley, along the Trans-Canada Highway between Sicamous and Revelstoke. It had a population of 649 people in 2001.

The name comes from the Chinook Jargon word for mosquito, adapted from the French le maringouin.