Témiscaming
Témiscaming is a city located at the south end of Lac Témiscamingue on the upper Ottawa River in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. Also nearby is Lake Kipawa.
Témiscaming | |
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The mill on the Ottawa River at Témiscaming | |
| Motto: Vive la Forêt ("Long Live the Forest") | |
Location within Témiscamingue RCM | |
Témiscaming Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 79°06′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Témiscamingue |
| Settled | 1880 |
| Constituted | March 26, 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Gingras |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
| • Total | 862.89 km2 (333.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 710.84 km2 (274.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,368 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 2.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,407 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-101 |
| Website | www |
It is the administrative headquarters of the Algonquin Nation Wolf Lake First Nations band government.
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