La Tuque, Quebec

La Tuque
La Tuque
City
	Downtown La Tuque
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: Reine de la Haute-Mauricie ("Queen of Haute-Mauricie")
	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
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)
• 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)	G9X
Area code	819
Highways	R-155
Website	www.ville.latuque.qc.ca

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.
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