Caplan | |
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Coordinates: 48°06′N 65°41′W / 48.100°N 65.683°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Bonaventure |
Constituted | January 1, 1875 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lise Castilloux |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 85.715 km2 (33.095 sq mi) |
• Land | 85.69 km2 (33.09 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,966 |
• Density | 22.9/km2 (59/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | 2.9% |
• Dwellings | 969 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | www.municipalite caplan.com |
Caplan is a municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
There are various explanations as to the origin of the name Caplan, including: a corruption of capelin or Cape Land; from the surname of a certain John Kaplan, an Indian who long camped at this location; or from the Mi'kmaq word gaplanjetig (meaning "capelin").[1]
The place was incorporated in 1875 as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Caplan. In 1964, it changed its status and was renamed to Municipality of Caplan.[1]