Pohénégamook | |
|---|---|
City | |
) Pohenegamook Lake | |
) Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
)  Pohénégamook Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′N 69°13′W / 47.467°N 69.217°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Constituted | November 3, 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Louise Labonté |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
| • Total | 349.40 km2 (134.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 340.33 km2 (131.40 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,770 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  5.8% |
| • Dwellings | 1,383 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 289 |
| Website | www |
Pohénégamook, Quebec (pop. 2940) is a Canadian town on the Canada–United States border in Quebec's Témiscouata Regional County Municipality.
The town shares the border with Estcourt Station, Maine, the northernmost point in New England.
As of 2006, Pohénégamook had 2940 people, down 5.1% from the last census in 2001.
The town is named after Lake Pohenegamook and is located on the lake's southern and western shores.
Pohénégamook was amalgamated with the formerly-independent communities of Saint-Pierre d'Estcourt, Saint-Éleuthère, Village-Blier and Saint-David-de-Sully on October 23, 1973.
See also
- Lake Pohenegamook, a waterbody
- Boucanée River, a stream
- List of cities in Quebec
References
External links
Media related to Pohénégamook at Wikimedia Commons- http://www.pohenegamook.net (Pohenegamook official website)
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