Témiscaming
Témiscaming | |
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The mill on the Ottawa River at Témiscaming | |
| Motto: Vive la Forêt ("Long Live the Forest") | |
Location within Témiscamingue RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 79°06′W / 46.717°N 79.100°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Témiscamingue |
| Settled | 1880 |
| Constituted | March 26, 1988 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Gingras |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
• Total | 862.89 km2 (333.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 710.84 km2 (274.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,368 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 2.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,407 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-101 |
| Website | www |
Témiscaming (French pronunciation: [temiskamɛ̃ɡ, -miŋ]) is a city located at the south end of Lac Témiscamingue on the upper Ottawa River in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality of western Quebec, Canada. Also nearby is Lake Kipawa.
It is the administrative headquarters of the Algonquin Nation Wolf Lake First Nations band government.