Shawinigan | |
|---|---|
| Ville de Shawinigan | |
 Aerial view of Saint-Maurice River and the city | |
| 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 / 46.567°N 72.750°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) | |
| Area code | 819 |
Highways  A-55 |  Route 153  Route 155  Route 157  Route 351  Route 359 |
| Website | www |
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".