Lac-Achouakan, Quebec

Lac-Achouakan
Lac-Achouakan
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°07′N 71°39′W / 48.117°N 71.650°W / 48.117; -71.650
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLac-Saint-Jean-Est
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
  Federal ridingLac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. ridingLac-Saint-Jean
Area
  Total
240.90 km2 (93.01 sq mi)
  Land227.35 km2 (87.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
0
  Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
N/A
  Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Highways R-169

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, 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.

The eponymous Lake Achouakan (48°06′34″N 71°38′55″W / 48.10944°N 71.64861°W / 48.10944; -71.64861) is near and drains into the Bark River. Its name comes from the Innu-aimun language and means "bridge lake".