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Mattawa, Ontario

Mattawa
Town (single-tier)
Town of Mattawa
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Mattawa is located in Ontario
Mattawa
Mattawa
Coordinates: 46°19′N 78°42′W / 46.317°N 78.700°W / 46.317; -78.700Coordinates: 46°19′N 78°42′W / 46.317°N 78.700°W / 46.317; -78.700
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Nipissing
Government
 • Mayor Dean Backer
 • MP Anthony Rota (LPC)
 • MPP Victor Fedeli (PC)
Area
 • Land 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,023
 • Density 553.5/km2 (1,434/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code P0H 1V0
Website mattawa.ca

Mattawa is a town in northeastern Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers in Nipissing District. Mattawa means "Meeting of the Waters" in Algonquin language. Etienne Brulé and Samuel de Champlain were the first Europeans to pass through this area.

The area was first inhabited by native peoples who used the Mattawa River as an important transportation corridor for many centuries. In 1610, Étienne Brûlé and in 1615, Samuel de Champlain were the first Europeans to travel through the Mattawa area. For some 200 years thereafter, it was a link in the important water route leading from Montreal west to Lake Superior. Canoes travelling west up the Ottawa turned left at "the Forks" (the mouth of the Mattawa) to enter the "Petite Rivière" ("Small River", as compared to the Ottawa), before continuing on to Lake Nipissing.

Other notable travellers who passed by Mattawa include: Jean Nicolet in 1620, Jean de Brébeuf in 1626, Gabriel Lallemant in 1648, Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers in 1658, La Verendrye in 1731, Alexander MacKenzie in 1794, and David Thompson in 1812.


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