Kitwanga
| Language of origin | Tsimshianic language family Gitxsanimx̲, Gitsenimx̲ language |
| Feature Type: | 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. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | ON Kitwangar I.R.1, N. side of Skeena River, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°05'59"N, 128°04'05"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Kitwanga (village) adopted 2 April 1912 on Ottawa file OBF 0135. Identified as Kitwanga (Post Office) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Kitwanga (community) 14 January 1983 on 103P/1. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Gitwangak Post Office was opened 1 January 1910. Spelling changed to Kitwanga Post Office 1 August 1917. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Kitwanga means "(people of the) place of rabbits" Gitwangak is the preferred modern spelling. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |