Nechako Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia

Urban Community - A separately named area within the limits of an incorporated municipality In Kitimat District Municipality, Range 5 Coast Land District

Mapped Location

Nechako: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Nechako

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Nechako

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Nechako Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Nechako

References to Nechako that document the origin of its place name

Nechako Centre (Post Office) adopted 9 September 1964. This is the only residential neighbourhood in Kitimat District Municipality that is an urban community; the other residential areas more closely resemble subdivisions, according to municipal staff. Form of name changed to Nechako (Urban Community) 15 May 1995 to conform to local usage, at the request of Kitimat DM (file L.2.45)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Formerly Kitimat Postal Station "A", name changed to Nechako Centre Postal Station 11 February 1957.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01