Port-Cartier
Port-Cartier | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 50°02′N 66°52′W / 50.033°N 66.867°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| RCM | Sept-Rivières |
| Settled | 1916 |
| Constituted | February 19, 2003 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alain Thibault |
| • Federal riding | Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan |
| • Prov. riding | Duplessis |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,371.79 km2 (529.65 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,092.75 km2 (421.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 6,516 |
| • Density | 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 4.2% |
| • Dwellings | 3,307 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 |
| Website | www |
Port-Cartier (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ kaʁtje]) is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River, 63 kilometres (39 mi) southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec.
Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 at the 2021 Canadian census. It has a land area of 1,092 square kilometres (422 sq mi), ranking 27th in area among all Canadian cities and towns. Besides Port-Cartier itself, the communities of Rivière-Pentecôte (49°47′N 67°10′W / 49.783°N 67.167°W), Pointe-aux-Anglais (49°40′38″N 67°10′05″W / 49.67722°N 67.16806°W), Baie-des-Homards (49°49′58″N 67°06′41″W / 49.83278°N 67.11139°W), and Grand-Ruisseau (49°44′03″N 67°10′26″W / 49.73417°N 67.17389°W) are also within its municipal boundaries, all located along Quebec Route 138.