Cacouna, Quebec
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| Cacouna | |
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| Municipality | |
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  Cacouna | |
| Coordinates: 47°55′N 69°30′W / 47.917°N 69.500°WCoordinates: 47°55′N 69°30′W / 47.917°N 69.500°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Rivière-du-Loup |
| Constituted | March 22, 2006 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Ghislaine Daris |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 63.28 km2 (24.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,939 |
| • Density | 30.6/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 4.6% |
| • Dwellings | 961 |
| Postal code(s) | G0L 1G0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways   A-20 / TCH |
 Route 132  Route 191  Route 291 |
| Website | www.cacouna.ca |
Cacouna is a municipality[2] in the Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 132.
It was established on March 22, 2006 when the former village and the former parish municipality that were both called Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna merged into a municipality under the name "Cacouna".[4]
The port of Gros-Cacouna is situated on the river. The Maliseet First Nations of Viger reserve also called Cacouna is located nearby.
The extensive salt marshes near the port are an important habitat for migrating waterfowl.
The name "Cacouna" comes from the Algonquin word kàgonàng, meaning "land of the porcupine".[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 393211 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Geographic code 12057 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "(Code 2412057) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2006/Modif_mars06.pdf
- ↑ Cuoq, Jean André. 1886. Lexique de la Langue Algonquine. Montréal: J. Chapleau & Fils.
External links
- (French)/(English) Cacouna unofficial website
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