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- Chemainus areaTotal "4.02".
- Chemainus populationDensity "755.1".
- Chemainus abstract "Chemainus /ʃʌˈmeɪnəs/ is a community on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Founded as a logging town in 1858, the town is now famous for its 39 outdoor murals. This outdoor gallery has given birth to many businesses, including a theatre, antiques dealers, and eateries. The tourist industry stemming from the murals helped rejuvenate the town after its large sawmill closed in the early 1980s and was replaced by a smaller but far more efficient mill. The name "Chemainus" comes from the native shaman and prophet "Tsa-meeun-is" (Broken Chest). Legend says that the man survived a massive wound in his chest to become a powerful chief. His people took his name to identify their community, the Stz'uminus First Nation, formerly the Chemainus Indian Band.The railroad arrived in the 1880s and by the early 1920s the town's population had ballooned to 600 persons. Chemainus has no official census or municipal boundaries, so estimiates of its population today vary from approximately 3,000 to 5,000 residents.Chemainus Secondary School is located in the town, and serves as a secondary school for students living in Chemainus, Crofton, and Saltair.A BC Ferry terminal is located in Chemainus, which provides service to Thetis Island and Penelakut Island (previously Kuper).On 13 January 2006, a Boeing 737 aircraft was sunk off the coast in order to build an artificial reef. The sinking was documented in "Sinking Wings", an episode of the Discovery Channel Series, Mega Builders.".
- Chemainus areaTotal "4020000.0".
- Chemainus country Canada.
- Chemainus isPartOf Cowichan_Valley_Regional_District.
- Chemainus isPartOf District_Municipality_of_North_Cowichan.
- Chemainus isPartOf Vancouver_Island.
- Chemainus populationDensity "755.1".
- Chemainus populationTotal "3035".
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- Chemainus timeZone Pacific_Time_Zone.
- Chemainus utcOffset "-8".
- Chemainus wikiPageExternalLink www.chemainus.bc.ca.
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- Chemainus areaTotalKm "4.02".
- Chemainus blank1Info "Stewart Channel".
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- Chemainus coordinatesRegion "CA-BC".
- Chemainus imageMap "Chemainus, British Columbia Location.png".
- Chemainus latd "48".
- Chemainus latm "55".
- Chemainus latns "N".
- Chemainus longd "123".
- Chemainus longew "W".
- Chemainus longm "42".
- Chemainus mapCaption "Location of Chemainus in British Columbia".
- Chemainus officialName "Chemainus".
- Chemainus populationAsOf "2011".
- Chemainus populationDensityKm "755.1".
- Chemainus populationTotal "3035".
- Chemainus pushpinMapCaption "Location of Chemainus in British Columbia".
- Chemainus settlementType "Community".
- Chemainus subdivisionName Cowichan_Valley_Regional_District.
- Chemainus subdivisionName District_Municipality_of_North_Cowichan.
- Chemainus subdivisionName Vancouver_Island.
- Chemainus subdivisionName "Chemainiac".
- Chemainus subdivisionType Demonym.
- Chemainus subdivisionType List_of_municipalities_in_British_Columbia.
- Chemainus subdivisionType List_of_regional_districts_of_British_Columbia.
- Chemainus subdivisionType List_of_regions_of_Canada.
- Chemainus subdivisionType Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada.
- Chemainus subdivisionType "Country".
- Chemainus timezone Pacific_Time_Zone.
- Chemainus utcOffset "-8".
- Chemainus subject Category:Articles_with_inconsistent_citation_formats.
- Chemainus subject Category:Populated_places_in_the_Cowichan_Valley_Regional_District.
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- Chemainus type Place.
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- Chemainus type Settlement.
- Chemainus type Wikidata:Q532.
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- Chemainus comment "Chemainus /ʃʌˈmeɪnəs/ is a community on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.Founded as a logging town in 1858, the town is now famous for its 39 outdoor murals. This outdoor gallery has given birth to many businesses, including a theatre, antiques dealers, and eateries. The tourist industry stemming from the murals helped rejuvenate the town after its large sawmill closed in the early 1980s and was replaced by a smaller but far more efficient mill.".
- Chemainus label "Chemainus (British Columbia)".
- Chemainus label "Chemainus".
- Chemainus label "Chemainus".
- Chemainus label "彻梅纳斯".
- Chemainus sameAs Chemainus_(British_Columbia).
- Chemainus sameAs Chemainus.
- Chemainus sameAs m.04tp4b.
- Chemainus sameAs Q988668.
- Chemainus sameAs Q988668.
- Chemainus lat "48.916666666666664".
- Chemainus long "-123.7".
- Chemainus wasDerivedFrom Chemainus?oldid=603140451.
- Chemainus depiction Chemainus,_British_Columbia_Location.png.
- Chemainus homepage www.chemainus.bc.ca.
- Chemainus isPrimaryTopicOf Chemainus.
- Chemainus name "Chemainus".