Laxgalts'ap Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia
Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. N side of lower Nass River, between Gitwinksihlkw and Gingolx (formerly Kincolith), N of Prince Rupert, Cassiar Land District
Mapped Location
Laxgalts'ap: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
Information
General information on Laxgalts'ap
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Laxgalts'ap
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Laxgalts'ap | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Laxgalts'ap
References to Laxgalts'ap that document the origin of its place name
Lachkaltsap (Indian Village), not Lachkaltzap, was adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Name changed to Greenville (Post Office) 6 July 1950 on 103NE. Confirmed 6 August 1953 on 103P and 7 July 1960 on 103P. Form of name changed to Greenville (Community) 14 January 1983 on 103P/4. Name changed to Laxgalts'ap (community) per Nisga'a Treaty, Appendix F-3, effective 11 May 2000.
Laxgalts'ap has come to mean "a dwelling place situated upon an ancient dwelling place" [Lax/ on; gal/ empty, uninhabited; ts'ap/ village]. Gitxat'in was the original name of this village before it was destroyed by fire, after which it became known as Laxgalts'ap. "Galts'ap" has also become the more widely used term today to mean "village site" (advice from Sim'oogit Gilaxnamk'ap, 1983)
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine
- 'Ksan
- 40 Mile Flats
- Aiyansh
- Alice Arm
- Anyox
- Bell II
- Bob Quinn Lake
- Butedale
- Carnaby
- Cedarvale
- Cranberry Junction
- Dorreen
- Eddontenajon
- Fowler
- Gingolx
- Gitanyow
- Gitlaxksiip
- Gitwinksihlkw
- Glen Vowell
- Glenora
- Granduc
- Hagwilget
- Haisla
- Village of Hazelton
- Iskut
- Jacksons
- Kemano
- Kemano Beach
- Kildala Arm
- Kispiox
- Kitamaat Village
- District of Kitimat
- Kitsault
- Kitseguecla
- Kitsumkalum
- Kitwanga
- Klemtu
- Lakelse Lake
- Laxgalts'ap
- Meziadin Junction
- Mill Bay
- Moricetown
- Nass Camp
- Nechako
- New Aiyansh
- District of New Hazelton
- Old Remo
- Premier
- Red Rose
- Remo
- Rosswood
- Skeena Crossing
- South Hazelton
- District of Stewart
- Stikine
- Tatogga
- Telegraph Creek
- City of Terrace
- Thornhill
- Two Mile
- Usk
- Weewanie
- Wii Lax K'ap
- Woodcock
Political Boundaries
Last updated: 2023-10-01