Wells
| Language of origin | English 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: | Just W of Barkerville, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°06'15"N, 121°34'21"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Incorporated as a District Municipality per Letters Patent effective 29 June 1998, called District of Wells. Metes and bounds published in BC Gazette 28 May 1998. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |