Matagami
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State : | Canada | |
Province : | Quebec | |
Administrative region : | North du Quebec | |
MRC or equivalent : | Jamésie | |
Coordinates : | 49 ° 45 ′ N , 77 ° 41 ′ W | |
Area : | 66.85 km² | |
Residents : | 1555 (as of 2006) | |
Population density : | 23.3 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | |
Municipality number: | 99015 | |
Mayor : | René Dubé | |
Website : | www.matagami.com |
Matagami is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Québec . The city is located in the regional county municipality ( municipalité régionale de comté ) Jamésie and was founded in 1963 after deposits were discovered in the area. North of the city is the lake of the same name, Lac Matagami .
Matagami is the starting point of the 620 km Route de la Baie James to Radisson , which was built in the early 1970s to develop the construction sites of the Baie James hydropower project .