Lac-Achouakan, Quebec

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Lac-Achouakan
Unorganized territory

Lac-Achouakan Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°07′N 71°39′W / 48.117°N 71.650°W / 48.117; -71.650^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Constituted	January 1, 1986
Government ^[2]
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
Area ^[2]^[3]
• Total	240.90 km² (93.01 sq mi)
• Land	227.35 km² (87.78 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[3]
• Total	0
• Density	0.0/km² (0/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	N/A
• Dwellings	0
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Highways	R-169

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,^[4] 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°06′34″N 71°38′55″W / 48.10944°N 71.64861°W / 48.10944; -71.64861) is near and drains into the Bark River. Its name comes from the Innu-aimun language and means "bridge lake".^[5]

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149748". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Achouakan
^ ^a ^b "Lac-Achouakan census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
^ Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: Lac-Achouakan. Statistics Canada.
^ "Lac Achouakan" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-29.

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Lac-Achouakan

Lac-Ministuk

v t e Subdivisions of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality
Cities	Alma Desbiens Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix
Municipalities	Hébertville Labrecque Lamarche Saint-Bruno Sainte-Monique Saint-Gédéon Saint-Henri-de-Taillon Saint-Ludger-de-Milot Saint-Nazaire
Parishes	L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur
Villages	Hébertville-Station
Unorganized territories	Belle-Rivière Lac-Achouakan Lac-Moncouche Mont-Apica
Regional county municipalities in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Le Domaine-du-Roy Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Maria-Chapdelaine Independent cities: Saguenay Native reserves: Mashteuiatsh

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