Lac-Achouakan is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est. It had a population of zero in the Canada 2006 Census, and covered a land area of 227.35 km2,[4] entirely within the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve. The western boundary of the territory is Bark River (Rivière aux Écorces), while Quebec Route 169 forms the eastern boundary.
Lac-Achouakan | |
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Unorganized territory | |
Lac-Achouakan Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°07′N 71°39′W[1] | |
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| Province | |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Constituted | January 1, 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
| • Total | 240.90 km2 (93.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 227.35 km2 (87.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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The eponymous Lake Achouakan (48°06′34″N 71°38′55″W) is near and drains into the Bark River. Its name comes from the Innu-aimun language and means "bridge lake".[5]
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