Caplan, Quebec
| Caplan | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Bonaventure RCM. |
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 Caplan
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| Coordinates: 48°06′N 65°41′W / 48.100°N 65.683°WCoordinates: 48°06′N 65°41′W / 48.100°N 65.683°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Bonaventure |
| Constituted | January 1, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Doris Boissonnault |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.10 km2 (32.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 85.87 km2 (33.15 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,039 |
| • Density | 23.7/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 8.2% |
| • Dwellings | 965 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0C 1H0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 132
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| Website | www |
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.
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