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Pohénégamook
City in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pohénégamook, Quebec (pop. 2940) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.
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Pohénégamook | |
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![]() Pohenegamook Lake | |
![]() Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
Coordinates: 47°28′N 69°13′W[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Témiscouata |
Constituted | November 3, 1973 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Louise Labonté |
• Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques |
• Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
Area | |
• Total | 349.40 km2 (134.90 sq mi) |
• Land | 340.33 km2 (131.40 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,770 |
• Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 1,383 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
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The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.
As of 2006, Pohénégamook had 2940 people, down 5.1% from the last census in 2001.
The town is named after Lake Pohenegamook and is located on the lake's southern and western shores.