Chilliwack
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | On CNR, S. of junction of Harrison and Fraser Rivers, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°09'59"N, 121°57'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Chilliwack (Town) not Chilliwak, Chilliwhack, Chilukweyuk nor Chiloweyuck" adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917. Re-incorporated as a District Municipality 1 January 1980, being an amalgamation of the City of Chilliwack and the Corporation of the Township of Chilliwhack, the new entity to be called District of Chilliwack. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |