Lac-Achouakan, Quebec Explained

Lac-Achouakan
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates:48.1167°N -110°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1986
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Area Total Km2:240.90
Area Land Km2:227.35
Population Total:0
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:0.0
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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 (48.1094°N -71.6486°W) 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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  1. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Achouakan
  2. Web site: Lac-Achouakan census profile . Statistics Canada . . 2010-10-29.
  3. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2493906&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Lac-Achouakan&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: Lac-Achouakan
  4. Web site: Lac Achouakan . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2010-10-29 . French.