Ucluelet
| Language of origin | Wakashan language family Nuu-chah-nulth language |
| Feature Type: | District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Vancouver Island just N of Barkley Sound, SE of Tofino, Clayoquot Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°56'33"N, 125°32'45"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92C/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Ucluelet (Post Office & Steamer Landing) adopted 5 May 1949 on C.3639, as labelled on BC map 2A, 1913 et seq. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 26 February 1952. Re-incorporated as a District Municipality per Letters Patent effective 1 May 1997, called District of Ucluelet. Ucluelet (District Municipality) confirmed 24 November 1997 on 92C/13. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Ucluelet Post Office was opened 1 September 1894, named in association with Ucluelet Inlet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |