Wasa | |
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Location of Wasa in British Columbia | |
Coordinates: 49°46′59″N 115°44′03″W / 49.78306°N 115.73417°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | East Kootenay |
Regional district | East Kootenay |
Area | |
• Total | 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 365 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
Highways | Highway 95 |
Wasa is an unincorporated community in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This place, on the east shore of the Kootenay River north of the mouth of Lewis Creek, surrounds Wasa Lake.[1] The locality, on the merged section of highways 93 and 95, is by road about 36 kilometres (22 mi) north of Cranbrook and 211 kilometres (131 mi) southeast of Golden.