Chetarpe
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side of Russell Channel, NW of Tofino, Clayoquot Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°14'59"N, 126°00'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92E/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Old Ahousat (Village) adopted 3 April 1934. Name changed to Chetarpe (Indian Village) 6 November 1934 on C.340 in accordance with the report of the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs. Form of name changed to Chetarpe Village (Settlement) 7 January 1947 on 92E/1 and 92F/4; adjusted to Chetarpe (Settlement) in the 1953 BC Gazetteer; adjusted to Chetarpe (Locality) 15 February 1983 on 92E/1. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A recorded name for this locality is "Old Ahousat." Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |