Shawinigan
Shawinigan | |
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| Ville de Shawinigan | |
Aerial view of Saint-Maurice River and the city | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The City of Electricity | |
| Motto: Age Quod Agis (Do what you are doing) | |
Shawinigan Location in Central Quebec Shawinigan Location in Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 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) |
| Postal code(s) | G9N to G9R |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways A-55 | Route 153 Route 155 Route 157 Route 351 Route 359 |
| 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
References
- ↑ "Shawinigan (Ville)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 36033 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in 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