West Nipissing
West Nipissing is a municipality in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, on Lake Nipissing in the Nipissing District. It was formed on January 1, 1999, with the amalgamation of seventeen and a half former towns, villages, townships and unorganized communities.
West Nipissing Nipissing-Ouest | |
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| Municipality of West Nipissing Municipalité de Nipissing-Ouest | |
Power dam on the Sturgeon River in Sturgeon Falls. | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 79°55′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Nipissing |
| Established | January 1, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kathleen Thorne Rochon |
| • Governing Body | West Nipissing Town Council |
| • MPs | Marc Serré (Liberal) |
| • MPPs | John Vanthof (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,993.63 km2 (769.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 14,364 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | P0H, P2B |
| Area code(s) | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
It is the most bilingual community in Ontario, with 73.4% of its population fluent in both English and French.
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