Lac-Achouakan, Quebec

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,[4] 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.

Lac-Achouakan
Unorganized territory
Lac-Achouakan
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°07′N 71°39′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLac-Saint-Jean-Est
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
 • Federal ridingRoberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. ridingLac-Saint-Jean
Area
 • Total240.90 km2 (93.01 sq mi)
 • Land227.35 km2 (87.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 N/A
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Highways Route 169

The eponymous Lake Achouakan (48°06′34″N 71°38′55″W) is near and drains into the Bark River. Its name comes from the Innu-aimun language and means "bridge lake".[5]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 149748 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Achouakan
  3. "Lac-Achouakan census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
  4. Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: Lac-Achouakan. Statistics Canada.
  5. "Lac Achouakan" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-29.



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