Packington, Quebec

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Packington
Parish municipality
Packington2.jpg
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Packington is located in Eastern Quebec
Packington
Packington
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°29′N 68°47′W / 47.483°N 68.783°W / 47.483; -68.783Coordinates: 47°29′N 68°47′W / 47.483°N 68.783°W / 47.483; -68.783[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedOctober 6, 1925
Named forJohn Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorEmilien Beaulieu
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total123.30 km2 (47.61 sq mi)
 • Land118.29 km2 (45.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total595
 • Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 9.4%
 • Dwellings
377
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1Z0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.packington.org

Packington is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Témiscouata Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Reference number 72495 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 13015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2413015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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