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Hamlet in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Wostok | |
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Hamlet | |
Location of Wostok in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 53°50′31″N 112°27′41″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 10 |
Municipal district | Lamont County |
Elevation | 639 m (2,096 ft) |
Population (1991)[1] | |
• Total | 15 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Highways | Highway 45 and Highway 29 |
Wostok was founded in 1892 as a farming settlement of Slavic immigrants from the provinces of Galicia and Bukovina of Austria-Hungary.[3]
Wostok recorded a population of 15 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]
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