Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area code(s) 418 and 581 Area 85.1 km² Local time Wednesday 5:14 PM | Constituted January 1, 1875 Postal code(s) G0C 1H0 Highways Route 132 Population 2,039 (2011) Province Québec | |
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Weather 0°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 100% Humidity RCMs Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||
Caplan is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Map of Caplan, QC, 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.
References
Caplan, Quebec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA