Aguanish, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Aguanish | |
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Coordinates: 50°13′N 62°05′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) | 8.6% |
• 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 | R-138 |
Website | www |
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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]