La Tuque | |
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 Downtown La Tuque | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Reine de la Haute-Mauricie ("Queen of Haute-Mauricie")[1] | |
| Motto(s): Industriis et labore cresco (Industry and work to grow) | |
 Location within the former Le Haut-Saint-Maurice RCM | |
  La Tuque Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°26′N 72°47′W / 47.433°N 72.783°W[2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | None |
| Settled | 1850s |
| Constituted | March 26, 2003 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc Martel |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Laviolette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28,293.71 km2 (10,924.26 sq mi) |
| • Land | 24,809.40 km2 (9,578.96 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 11,129 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,464 |
| • Urban density | 1,179.0/km2 (3,054/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 6,930 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-155 |
| Website | www |
La Tuque (/lɑː ˈtjuːk/ lah TEWK, French: [la tyk], Canadian French: [la t͡sʏk]) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,129 at the 2021 Canadian census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi), it is the largest city in Canada by area.[6]
The Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie canoeing race begins at La Tuque.
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- ^ a b "La Tuque, Ville (V) Quebec [Census subdivision] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ a b "La Tuque, Quebec [Population centre] Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Misachi, John (26 September 2017). "The Largest Canadian Cities By Land Area". WorldAtlas. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.