Shawinigan

Shawinigan
City
Ville de Shawinigan
Aerial view of Saint-Maurice River and the city
Coat of arms
Nickname:  The City of Electricity
Motto:  Age Quod Agis (Do what you are doing)
Shawinigan Location in Central Quebec Shawinigan Location in Quebec
Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°45′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
RCM	None
Settled	1851
Constituted	January 1, 2002
Government
• Mayor	Michel Angers
• 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)	G9N to G9R
Area code	819
Highways A-55	Route 153 Route 155 Route 157 Route 351 Route 359
Website	www.shawinigan.ca

Shawinigan is a city on the Saint-Maurice River in Quebec, Canada. In 2021, 49,620 people lived there.

Michel Angers was elected as mayor in the 2009 municipal election.

The name of the city has also been spelled different over periods of time: Chaouinigane, Oshaouinigane, Assaouinigane, Achawénégan, Chawinigame, Shawenigane, Chaouénigane and could either mean "portage", "portage of beeches", "angular portage" or "summit" or "crest".

Famous residents

• Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
• Jacques Plante, Former ice hockey goaltender

Other websites

• City of Shawinigan - Official city website