City of Shawinigan | |
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Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°45′W / 46.567°N 72.750°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Town | 1851 |
Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
Government | |
• Type | Town |
• Mayor | Michel Angers |
• Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
• Prov. riding | Laviolette and Saint-Maurice |
Area | |
• City | 61.83 km2 (23.87 sq mi) |
• Metro | 508.98 km2 (196.52 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• City | 50,060 |
• Density | 68.2/km2 (177/sq mi) |
• Urban | 47,735 |
• Metro | 55,009 |
• Metro density | 55.7/km2 (144/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G9N to G9T |
Area code | 819 |
Website | City of Shawinigan Website |
Shawinigan is a city on the Saint-Maurice River in Quebec, Canada. In 2011, 50060 people lived there.
Michel Angers was elected as mayor in the 2009 municipal election.
The name of the city has also been spelled different over periods of time: Chaouinigane, Oshaouinigane, Assaouinigane, Achawénégan, Chawinigame, Shawenigane, Chaouénigane and could either mean "portage", "portage of beeches", "angular portage" or "summit" or "crest".