Macamic

Macamic is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 202 km² and had a population of 2,744 in the 2021 Canadian census. It is located on the shores of the namesake Lake Macamic.

Macamic
Motto(s): 
Vois juste, probité engendre honneur ("Do right, integrity begets honour")
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Macamic
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°00′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1913
ConstitutedMarch 6, 2002
Government
  MayorLina Lafrenière
  Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
  Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
  Total240.62 km2 (92.90 sq mi)
  Land202.05 km2 (78.01 sq mi)
  Urban
2.00 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total2,744
  Density13.5/km2 (35/sq mi)
  Urban
1,352
  Urban density676.0/km2 (1,751/sq mi)
  Pop (2016-21)
0.3%
  Dwellings
1,188
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-101
R-111
R-393
Websitewww.villemacamic.qc.ca

In addition to Macamic itself, the town's territory also includes the community of Colombourg.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.