Matachewan | |
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| Township of Matachewan | |
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| Motto: Where the highway ends... the adventure begins! | |
  Matachewan | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′N 80°39′W / 48.000°N 80.650°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming |
| Incorporated | 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Reeve | Mark Stickel |
| • Federal riding | Timmins-James Bay |
| • Prov. riding | Timiskaming—Cochrane |
| Area | |
| • Land | 543.58 km2 (209.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 225 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0K 1M0 |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
Matachewan is a township in Timiskaming, Northeastern Ontario, Canada, located at the end of Ontario Highway 66 along the Montreal River. The name is derived from the Cree word for "meeting of the currents".[2]
The town's main economy is based on mineral mining, mainly gold mining, with some tourism.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Matachewan, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 158. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.