Lac-Achouakan, Quebec

Lac-Achouakan
—  Unorganized territory  —
Lac-Achouakan
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional county Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Formed January 1, 1986
Government[1]
 • Federal riding Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
 • Prov. riding Lac-Saint-Jean
Area[2]
 • Land 227.35 km2 (87.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 • Total 0
 • Density 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

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 [3], 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 () is near and drains into the Bark River. Its name comes from the Innu-aimun language and means "bridge lake".[4]

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