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Port-Cartier
City in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Port-Cartier is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River, 63 kilometres (39 mi) southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec.
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Port-Cartier | |
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Coordinates: 50°02′N 66°52′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
RCM | Sept-Rivières |
Settled | 1916 |
Constituted | February 19, 2003 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Thibault |
• Federal riding | Manicouagan |
• Prov. riding | Duplessis |
Area | |
• Total | 1,371.79 km2 (529.65 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,092.75 km2 (421.91 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 6,516 |
• Density | 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 3,307 |
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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Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 at the 2021 Canadian census.[3] It has a land area of 1,092 square kilometres (422 sq mi), ranking 27th in area among all Canadian cities and towns. Besides Port-Cartier itself, the communities of Rivière-Pentecôte (49°47′N 67°10′W),[4] Pointe-aux-Anglais (49°40′38″N 67°10′05″W),[5] Baie-des-Homards (49°49′58″N 67°06′41″W),[6] and Grand-Ruisseau (49°44′03″N 67°10′26″W)[7] are also within its municipal boundaries, all located along Quebec Route 138.