Témiscaming
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For places with variant spellings of the same root, see Timiskaming.
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.
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Témiscaming | |
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Motto: Vive la Forêt ("Long Live the Forest") | |
Coordinates: 46°43′N 79°06′W[1] | |
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)[3] | |
• 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 |
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