Chemainus

Chemainus is a town of over 4,000 people in central . It's notable for the dozens of murals that transform the compact city centre into an open-air art gallery.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,020 residents
  • Description: community within North Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Chemainus, British Columbia”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Chemainus Secondary School.

School
Chemainus Secondary is a public high school…

Chemainus

Latitude
48.9225° or 48° 55′ 21″ north
Longitude
-123.7184° or 123° 43′ 6″ west
Population
3,020
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
UN/LOCODE
CA CHM
Open location code
84WRW7CJ+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 176031024
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
5920668
Wiki­data ID
Q988668
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Chemainus” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Chemainus”
  • Chinese: “彻梅纳斯”
  • Dutch: “Chemainus”
  • French: “Chemainus”
  • German: “Chemainus”
  • Hungarian: “Chemainus”
  • Irish: “Chemainus”
  • Italian: “Chemainus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chemainus”
  • Norwegian: “Chemainus”
  • Persian: “شماینس”
  • Spanish: “Chemainus”
  • Urdu: “چیمینس”

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