Caplan, Quebec
Caplan | |
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Caplan skyline | |
Location within Bonaventure RCM | |
Caplan Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′N 65°41′W / 48.100°N 65.683°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Bonaventure |
| Constituted | January 1, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lise Castilloux |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.715 km2 (33.095 sq mi) |
| • Land | 85.69 km2 (33.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• 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 codes | 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").
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.