Matagami
Matagami | |
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View of Matagami | |
Matagami | |
| Coordinates (195, boulevard Matagami): 49°45′30″N 77°37′19″W / 49.75833°N 77.62194°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| RCM | None |
| Constituted | 1 April 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | René Dubé |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
• City | 65.10 km2 (25.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 75.12 km2 (29.00 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 1,402 |
| • Density | 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,340 |
| • Urban density | 776.5/km2 (2,011/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 736 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-109 |
| Website | www |
Matagami (/mətɑːɡəmi/, French pronunciation: [mataɡami]) is a small town in Quebec, Canada. It is located north of Amos, on Matagami Lake, at the northern terminus of Route 109 and the start of the James Bay Road (French: Route de la Baie James). It is enclaved within the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay, but administratively independent of it. The town had a population of 1,526 as of the Canada 2011 Census.