Bowser (Q2922727)

  • matcher place: Regional District of Nanaimo (relation 2218188), Vancouver Island (relation 2249770)
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Bowser ( BOUGH-zər) is a community on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of 1,729. Approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) north of Nanaimo, Bowser is in a region informally known as Lighthouse Country, spanning a stretch of highway that extends from Qualicum Beach in the south to Horne Lake to the west and Fanny Bay in the north and east to Denman and Hornby Islands. Bowser is in the Regional District of Nanaimo and in its Electoral Area H, one of eight in the District. The community was named after William J. Bowser, premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916. Bowser is served by the coast-spanning Island Highway.

Summary from Svenska / Swedish Wikipedia (svwiki)

Bowser är en ort på östkusten på Vancouver Island, som tillhör den kanadensiska provinsen British Columbia, beläget 66 kilometer norr om Nanaimo.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

Bowser est une ville canadienne de la Colombie-Britannique située sur l'île de Vancouver.

Wikidata location: 49.4361, -124.6770 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Bowser (OSM), 1.47 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Bowser
place: village
wikidata: Q2922727

wikidata match: Q2922727

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Populated places in the Regional District of Nanaimo boundary=administrative, landuse=residential, place, admin_level