Bellabella
| Feature Type: | Settlement - Any permanently occupied, unincorporated area normally identified by a single name, generally rural, and having a recognizable central focus. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Bella BellaOfficial, New Bella Bella |
| Relative Location: | On Bella Bella IR 1, NE side of Campbell Island, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°09'42"N, 128°08'41"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103A/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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The one-word form "Bellabella" (settlement) was adopted in the 13th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1914. Form of name changed to Bella Bella (settlement) 7 October 1948 on C.3700. Name changed to New Bella Bella (community) in 1974; subsequently changed back to Bella Bella (community). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |