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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "History : Orthodox Canada".

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


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wostok,_Alberta
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