Aguanish | |
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Coordinates: 50°13′N 62°05′W / 50.217°N 62.083°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
RCM | 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) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 152 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST[4]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Aguanish is a municipality located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Minganie Regional County Municipality (RCM), Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.[1]
In addition to Aguanish itself, the municipality also includes the hamlet of L'Île-Michon, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the east.[5]
toponymie
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).The hamlet is named L'Île-Michon in memory of Captain Jean-Phidyme Michon who was shipwrecked in November 1876
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