Mattawana is a

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located in Bratton Township,

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in the state of

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, United States on the east bank of the

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. The community is located near the junction of U.S. Route 522 and

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, across the river from the borough of McVeytown. As of the 2010 census the population was 276 residents. Mattawana is a name derived from a Native American language purported to mean "river of shallows" Or "place of fine furs".

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