| Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23 | |
| Settlement Type: | Indian reserve |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Nova Scotia#Canada |
| Coordinates: | 45.5986°N -61.7411°W |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nova Scotia |
Paqtnkek-Niktuek No. 23, formerly Pomquet and Afton 23, is a Miꞌkmaq reserve located in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.[1] [2] [3] It is one of three reserves owned by the Paqꞌtnkek First Nation. It comprises three blocks of land, all of which have been bisected by Nova Scotia Highway 104; two populated areas are near Afton, the third between Pomquet Forks and Heatherton.