Shawinigan
Shawinigan is a city on the Saint-Maurice River in Quebec, Canada. In 2021, 49,620 people lived there.
| Ville de Shawinigan | |
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  Shawinigan Location in Central Quebec##Location in Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°45′W / 46.567°N 72.750°WCoordinates: 46°34′N 72°45′W / 46.567°N 72.750°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | None |
| Settled | 1851 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Angers |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Laviolette and Saint-Maurice |
| Area | |
| • City | 798.80 km2 (308.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 729.98 km2 (281.85 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • City | 49,620 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban density | 1,225.4/km2 (3,174/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.5% |
| • Dwellings | 27,444 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
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| Website | www |
Michel Angers was elected as mayor in the 2009 municipal election.
The name of the city has also been spelled different over periods of time: Chaouinigane, Oshaouinigane, Assaouinigane, Achawénégan, Chawinigame, Shawenigane, Chaouénigane and could either mean "portage", "portage of beeches", "angular portage" or "summit" or "crest".
Famous residents
- Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
- Jacques Plante, Former ice hockey goaltender
Shawinigan Media
Old flag from 1951 until 2002
Shawinigan Falls between 1903-1920
Hôtel de ville de Shawinigan, Québec (Canada)
Industrial prosperity fostered the mergence of new districts over the decades that followed the foundation of Shawinigan Falls.
Lac-Pratte, 3 km south of the Lac-à-la-Tortue Ecological Reserve
The "Trou du Diable" falls, with the Cité de l'Énergie tower in the background.
Lac-à-la-Tortue, Turtle Lake, seaplane docked, Chemin de la Vigilance
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References
- ↑ "Shawinigan (Ville)" (in français). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 36033 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Shawinigan, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec;Shawinigan [Population centre], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ↑ Shawinigan (Population centre), Quebec 2021 Census profile
Other websites
- City of Shawinigan - Official city website