Wostok
Hamlet
One of the few buildings in the hamlet of Wostok
One of the few buildings in the hamlet of Wostok
Wostok is located in Alberta
Wostok
Location of Wostok in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°50′31″N 112°27′41″W / 53.84194°N 112.46139°W / 53.84194; -112.46139
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division10
Municipal districtLamont County
Elevation
639 m (2,096 ft)
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total15
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
HighwaysHighway 45 and Highway 29

Wostok (Russian: Восток) is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County.[2] It is located on Range Road 173, approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Highway 45 and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Wostok.

History

Wostok was founded in 1892 as a farming settlement of Slavic immigrants from the provinces of Galicia and Bukovina of Austria-Hungary.[3]

Demographics

Wostok recorded a population of 15 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "History : Orthodox Canada".

53°50′31″N 112°27′41″W / 53.84194°N 112.46139°W / 53.84194; -112.46139 (Wostok)


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