Wostok Explained

Official Name:Wostok
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Wostok in Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:10
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Lamont County
Population As Of:1991
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:15
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:53.8419°N -112.4614°W
Elevation M:639
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 45 and Highway 29

Wostok (Russian: Восток) is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located on Range Road 173, approximately 5km (03miles) south of Highway 45 and 8km (05miles) north of Highway 29. Lamont is approximately 23km (14miles) 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.[2]

Demographics

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

See also

References

53.8419°N -112.4614°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts . . June 1993 . September 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: History : Orthodox Canada.