Shawinigan

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Shawinigan (English: ; French: [ʃawiniɡan] ) is a town located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada and now a satellite town of the greater Trois-Rivières area. It had a population of 49,620 as of the 2021 Canadian census. Shawinigan is also the name for the local territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of Quebec encompassing the town and surrounds. Its geographical code is 36. Shawinigan is the seat of the judicial district of Saint-Maurice. The name Shawinigan has had numerous spellings over time: Chaouinigane, Oshaouinigane, Assaouinigane, Achawénégan, Chawinigame, Shawenigane, Chaouénigane. It may mean "south portage", "portage of beeches", "angular portage", "summit" or "crest". Before 1958, the city was known as Shawinigan Falls.

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