KITWANGA

KITWANGA
Is a small community located on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway (Highway #37), 4 kilometers north of the junction of Yellowhead Highway (Highway #16). The Seven Sisters Mountains tower about 3,000 meters above Kitwanga offering great views in the process. Another great attraction in Kitwanga is the fact that Fort Kitwanga, a national historic site which features Battle Hill, a 13 meter man-made hill and home to a Gitksan fortress as well as the home of its famous resident and fearsome warrior Nekt, who defended the boundaries of natives of the Gitksan during the 18th century. Sawmilling is the main activity in Kitwanga, although services for travelers such as gas and food are also located in the settlement. The nearest communities are Terrace 80 kilometers to the south and Hazelton 48 kilometers to the east. Kitwanga is referred to by the Gitksan Indian language as “Gitwangak” and means “people of the place of the rabbits”.

KITWANGA'S (GITWANGAK) POPULATION: 465