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Balcarres
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Overview
Balcarres ; 2006 population 598) is a town located in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, at the intersection of Highways 10, 22, 310, and 619, approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) northeast of Regina. The town is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the Fishing Lakes.
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History
Balcarres post office was established in the North-West Territories on 1 April 1884. The name originates from the first postmaster, Balcarres Crawford, at the neighbouring community of Indian Head, North-West Territories (now, since 1905, Saskatchewan).
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Geography
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Climate
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Geography & sun
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Books about Balcarres
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 4706047
- Wikidata
- Q1909230
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012