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Mattawan, Ontario

Mattawan
Township (single-tier)
Township of Mattawan
The Otto Holden Generating Station and dam across the Ottawa River.
The Otto Holden Generating Station and dam across the Ottawa River.
Mattawan is located in Ontario
Mattawan
Mattawan
Coordinates: 46°20′N 78°50′W / 46.333°N 78.833°W / 46.333; -78.833Coordinates: 46°20′N 78°50′W / 46.333°N 78.833°W / 46.333; -78.833
Country  Canada
Province  Ontario
District Nipissing
Government
 • Mayor Peter Murphy
Area
 • Land 200.96 km2 (77.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 162
 • Density 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
Postal code P0H 1V0
Area code(s) 705
Website mattawan.info

Mattawan is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in the Nipissing District, the township had a population of 147 in the Canada 2006 Census.

The township has no named communities within its boundaries; all addresses within the township are rural routes assigned to the neighbouring town of Mattawa.

Its main access road is Highway 533, with Highway 656 as a short branch leading to the Otto Holden Generating Station on the Ottawa River.

In 2007, Mattawan, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Papineau-Cameron, Bonfield and Calvin cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area.

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