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The Nechako Region is the second-largest economic development region in British Columbia and covers an area of 200,023 km 2, from the Nechako plateau, in central British Columbia, northward to the border with Yukon Territory. [1] "Nechako" is an anglicization of netʃa koh, a Carrier word that means "big river."
The dominant landform is the Nechako Plateau. Neighbouring regional districts are the Kitimat-Stikine, Central Coast, Cariboo, Fraser-Fort George, and Peace River Regional Districts; on its north the boundary with the southern edge of the remote Stikine Region is separated from the Bulkley–Nechako Regional District by the 56th parallel north.
The Nechako Country, also referred to as the Nechako District or simply "the Nechako" is one of the historical geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located southwest of the city of Prince George and south of Hwy 16 on the inland side of the Hazelton Mountains (an inland subrange of the Coast Mountains), and comprising the basin of the Nechako River and its tributaries.
Plateau Name status NTS map Coordinates Region (or parent plateau/range) Notes Adams Plateau [1]: Official [1]: 82M/4 [1: 1]: Shuswap: North of Shuswap Lake between Adams Lake and Scotch Creek [1]: Alberta Plateau [2]: Unofficial (rescinded) [2]: 94I [2: 2]: Fort Nelson-Peace: East side of the Rocky Mountain Foothills [2]: Arctic Lake Plateau [3]: Official [3]: 104G/7 [3: 3]: Stikine ...
Isle Pierre is a railway point in the Nechako Region of central British Columbia.The scattered community straddles the shores of the Nechako River. [1] The west side, off BC Highway 16, is by road about 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of Prince George and 69 kilometres (43 mi) east of Vanderhoof.
The Nechako Plateau is the northernmost subdivision of the Interior Plateau, one of the main geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia.It spans the basin of the Nechako River and its tributaries the Stuart River and Endako Rivers, and is bounded on the south by the West Road River (Blackwater River), south of which is the Chilcotin Plateau and on the north by the Nation ...
Regional districts came into being via an order of government in 1965 with the enactment of amendments to the Municipal Act. [1] Until the creation of regional districts, the only local form of government in British Columbia were incorporated municipalities, and services in areas outside municipal boundaries had to be sought from the province or through improvement districts.
Miworth is an unincorporated community on the southeast shore of the Nechako River in the Nechako Region of central British Columbia. [1] The location, via Otway Rd and Miworth Rd, is about 16 kilometres (10 mi) northwest of Prince George.