Aguanish, Quebec
Aguanish | |
|---|---|
River and Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′N 62°05′W / 50.217°N 62.083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Regional county municipality | Minganie |
| Settled | 1849 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Léonard Labrie |
| • Federal riding | Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
• Total | 680.61 km2 (262.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 532.04 km2 (205.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 224 |
| • Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 8.6% |
| • Dwellings | 152 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Within the AST legislated time zone boundary but observes EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 |
| Website | www |
Aguanish is a municipality located in Côte-Nord region on the banks of the Aguanish River, on the north shore of Jacques Cartier Strait, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
In addition to Aguanish itself, the municipality includes the hamlet of L'Île-Michon, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the east.
Aguanish has barely 300 inhabitants, the Aguanishoises and Aguanishois live in one of the smallest municipalities in Quebec.