Hemaruka, Alberta Explained

Hemaruka
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:CAN AB Special Area 4 # Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hemaruka in Special Area No. 4
Coordinates:51.7834°N -111.1017°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:No. 4
Subdivision Type4:Special Area
Subdivision Name4:Special Area No. 4
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Special Areas Board
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Timezone1:Mountain Time Zone
Utc Offset1:-7
Timezone1 Dst:Mountain Time Zone
Utc Offset1 Dst:-6
Blank Name Sec1:Highways
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    Hemaruka is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the Special Areas Board.

    Hemaruka is a name coined from the first two letters of Helen, Margaret, Ruth and Kathleen, the daughters of a railroad official.[1]

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    Notes and References

    1. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 64.