Matagami
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| 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 .
