Lac-Achouakan, Quebec
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| Lac-Achouakan | |
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| Unorganized territory | |
| Location of Lac-Achouakan | |
 Lac-Achouakan
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Constituted | January 1, 1986 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 240.90 km2 (93.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 227.35 km2 (87.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  N/A |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Highways |  Route 169 |
Lac-Achouakan is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est. It had a population of zero in the Canada 2006 Census, and covered a land area of 227.35 km2,[4] entirely within the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The western boundary of the territory is Bark River (Rivière aux Écorces), while Quebec Route 169 forms the eastern boundary.
The eponymous Lake Achouakan (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is near and drains into the Bark River. Its name comes from the Innu-aimun language and means "bridge lake".[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 149748 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Achouakan
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: Lac-Achouakan. Statistics Canada.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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