Quatsino Regional District of Mount Waddington, 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 Quatsino Sound, at N end of Vancouver Island, Rupert Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Quatsino

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Quatsino

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

Name Description
Quatsino Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Quatsino

References to Quatsino that document the origin of its place name

Quatsino (Post Office) adopted June 1947 on 92L/12. Form of name change to Quatsino (community) 31 March 1983 on 92L/10.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Kwak'wala name is/was Xwatis.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Mount Waddington

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01