Wostok

Wostok
Hamlet
One of the few buildings in the hamlet of Wostok
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 (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

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "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