Kipawa, Quebec
| Kipawa | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Location within Témiscamingue RCM. |
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 Kipawa
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| Coordinates: 46°47′N 78°59′W / 46.783°N 78.983°WCoordinates: 46°47′N 78°59′W / 46.783°N 78.983°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Témiscamingue |
| Settled | 1870s |
| Constituted | January 1, 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Norman Young |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.00 km2 (18.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36.76 km2 (14.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 474 |
| • Density | 12.9/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2006–11) |
 16.1% |
| • Dwellings | 276 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Z 2H0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website | www |
Kipawa is a village and municipality in western Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality. It is located at the south end of Lake Kipawa, adjacent to the Kebaowek Reserve. The land including and surrounding Lake Kipawa and Kipawa Village has been inhabited for centuries. The original inhabitants were the Algonquin people. The first Europeans to come into Kipawa were fur traders and missionaries. Shortly after, The Hudson Bay Trading Company and various other lumber companies settled there too.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 208 (total dwellings: 276)
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