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Kapasiwin
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Overview
Kapasiwin is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located in the eastern shore of Wabamun Lake, south of Wabamun Lake Provincial Park and the Yellowhead Highway. The name derives from kapesiwin (ᑲᐯᓯᐃᐧᐣ), the Cree word for "campground". It was known as the Village of Wabamun Beach from 1913 to 1918 and was the first incorporated summer village in Alberta.
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History
Kapasiwin was originally incorporated on October 25, 1913 as the Village of Wabamun Beach. It was renamed to the Village Municipality of Kepasiwin on August 28, 1918. Recognizing that the village acted like a summer village, the Province of Alberta officially incorporated it as the Summer Village of Kapasiwin on September 1, 1993.
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 4811044
- Population (Wikidata)
- 10
- Wikidata
- Q6366493
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012