Shawinigan
Shawinigan | |
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| Ville de Shawinigan | |
Aerial view of Saint-Maurice River and the city | |
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Coat of arms Logo | |
| Nickname: The City of Electricity | |
| Motto: Age Quod Agis (Do what you are doing) | |
Shawinigan Location in Quebec Shawinigan Location in Canada. | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°45′W / 46.567°N 72.750°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | None |
| Settled | 1851 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yves Lévesque |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Laviolette and Saint-Maurice |
| Area | |
• City | 798.80 km2 (308.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 729.98 km2 (281.85 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 31.77 km2 (12.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 49,620 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban density | 1,225.4/km2 (3,174/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 0.5% |
| • Dwellings | 27,444 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways A-55 | R-153 R-155 R-157 R-351 R-359 |
| Website | www |
Shawinigan (English: /ʃəˈwɪnɪɡən/; French: [ʃawiniɡan] ⓘ) is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,620 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec, coextensive with the city of Shawinigan. Its geographical code is 36. Shawinigan is the seat of the judicial district of Saint-Maurice.
The name Shawinigan has had numerous spellings over time: Chaouinigane, Oshaouinigane, Assaouinigane, Achawénégan, Chawinigame, Shawenigane, Chaouénigane. It may mean "south portage", "portage of beeches", "angular portage", or "summit" or "crest". Before 1958, the city was known as Shawinigan Falls.
Shawinigan is the birthplace of former Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien.