Opasatika | |
|---|---|
| Township of Opasatika Canton d'Opasatika | |
 Highway 11 through Opasatika | |
  Opasatika | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′N 82°52′W / 49.533°N 82.867°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Dorval |
| • MPs | Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| • MPPs | Guy Bourgouin (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 200 |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | P0L 1Z0 |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | opasatika |
Opasatika is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District on the Opasatika River, a tributary of the Missinaibi River.[2] Its name is of indigenous origin, meaning "surrounded by poplar".[3]
The main communities in the township are Opasatika and Lowther, both located along Highway 11 between Mattice and Harty. The ghost town of Reesor Siding, site of the 1963 Reesor Siding incident, is at the western edge of the township. The former Canadian Forces Station Lowther was located in the municipality.
- ^ a b "Opasatika (Code 3556073) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Opasatika". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Fifteenth Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, Containing All Decisions to March 31 1917. Ottawa: Department of the Interior. 1918. p. 195.