Kapuskasing
Kapuskasing | |
|---|---|
| Town of Kapuskasing Ville de Kapuskasing (French) | |
Kapuskasing as seen across the Kapuskasing River | |
| Motto: Model Town of the North | |
| Coordinates: 49°25′N 82°26′W / 49.417°N 82.433°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Established | 1911 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town |
| • Mayor | David Plourde |
| • Governing Body | Kapuskasing Town Council |
| • MP | Gaétan Malette (Conservative) |
| • MPP | Guy Bourgouin (NDP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 84.37 km2 (32.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 217.90 m (714.90 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 8,057 | |
| • Density | 98.3/km2 (255/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 10,586 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | www |
Kapuskasing (/ˌkæpəsˈkeɪsɪŋ/ KAP-əss-KAY-sing) is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately 92 kilometres (57 mi) east of Hearst and 130 kilometres (81 mi) northwest of Timmins. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917.