Aguanish | |
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![River[1] and Municipality](view_image.php?q=Aguanish,_Quebec&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Aguanish_01.jpg) | |
  Aguanish Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′N 62°05′W / 50.217°N 62.083°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Regional county municipality | Minganie |
| Settled | 1849 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Léonard Labrie |
| • Federal riding | Manicouagan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
• Total | 680.61 km2 (262.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 532.04 km2 (205.42 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 224 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  8.6% |
| • Dwellings | 152 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST[5]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-138 |
| Website | www |
Aguanish is a municipality located on the banks of the Aguanish River, on the north shore of Jacques Cartier Strait,[6] in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Minganie Regional County Municipality, Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.[1][2]
In addition to Aguanish itself, the municipality also includes the hamlet of L'Île-Michon, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the East.[7][8]
- ^ a b "Aguanish River - Toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 11 April 1985. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
One of the remarkable elements of its route is the Trait de Scie, a narrow and deep canyon into which the river rushes less than 6.5 km from its mouth.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 98030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Aguanish, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ National Research Council Canada - Time Zones & Daylight Saving Time Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Explorers Jacques Cartier 1534-1542". Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
Jacques Cartier was a sufficiently experienced navigator to be asked by Francis I to undertake the official exploration of North America. There is no doubt that he was already familiar with the sea route that he took in 1534
- ^ "L'Île-Michon, hamlet". Quebec Gouvernement (in French). Commission de Toponymie Quebec. 1986-12-18. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
The hamlet is named L'Île-Michon in memory of Captain Jean-Phidyme Michon who was shipwrecked in November 1876
- ^ "Aguanish and Île-Michon sector" (PDF) (in English and French). Côte-Nord Tourism. 25 January 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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