Chemainus
Chemainus is a town of over 4,000 people in central Vancouver Island. It's notable for the dozens of murals that transform the compact city centre into an open-air art gallery.
- Type: Suburb with 3,020 residents
- Description: community within North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Chemainus, British Columbia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chemainus Secondary School.
Chemainus Secondary School
School
Chemainus Secondary is a public high school in Chemainus, British Columbia part of School District 79 Cowichan Valley. It was founded in 1953 and serves students from the area around Chemainus, Crofton, Thetis Island and southern Saltair, British Columbia.
Chemainus
- Categories: human settlement, municipality, and locality
- Location: North Cowichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.9225° or 48° 55′ 21″ north
Longitude
-123.7184° or 123° 43′ 6″ west
Population
3,020
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CA CHM
Open location code
84WRW7CJ+XJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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