Shawinigan
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| 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 |
Shawinigan is a city on the Saint-Maurice River in Quebec, Canada. In 2021, 49,620 people lived there.
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
Rue de la Pointe, a main street in downtown
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References
- ↑ Shawinigan (Ville) (in fr)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