A city in British Columbia, Canada, located in the Metro Vancouver area east of Vancouver.
From the Salish First Nations word 'kwikwetlem' or 'coqwitlam,' likely meaning 'small red salmon stream' or referencing the local river system. The name was adopted when the municipality was officially incorporated.
Coquitlam is one of Canada's most diverse cities, with immigrants from over 140 countries, making it a fascinating example of how Indigenous place names persist and anchor evolving multicultural communities.
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