Mattawan, Ontario

Mattawan
Municipality (single-tier)
Municipality of Mattawan
The Otto Holden Generating Station and dam across the Ottawa River.
The Otto Holden Generating Station and dam across the Ottawa River.
Mattawan is located in Ontario
Mattawan
Mattawan
Coordinates: 46°20′N 78°50′W / 46.333°N 78.833°W / 46.333; -78.833
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
DistrictNipissing
Government
 • MayorPeter Murphy
Area
 • Land201.00 km2 (77.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total161
 • Density0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
Postal code
P0H 1V0
Area code(s)705, 249
WebsiteOfficial website

Mattawan is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in the Nipissing District, the municipality had a population of 161 in the Canada 2016 Census.

The municipality has no named communities within its boundaries; all addresses within the municipality are rural routes assigned to the neighbouring town of Mattawa.

Its main access road is Highway 533, with Highway 656 as a short branch leading to the Otto Holden Generating Station on the Ottawa River.

In 2007, Mattawan, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Papineau-Cameron, Bonfield and Calvin cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SC2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Mattawan, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Adams, K. "Mattawa sports a new look", Baytoday.ca, July 17, 2007. Accessed March 28, 2008.