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Unorganized territory in Quebec, Canada
Lac-Nilgaut
Unorganized territory
Location within Pontiac RCMLocation within Pontiac RCM
Lac-Nilgaut is located in Western QuebecLac-NilgautLac-NilgautLocation in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°36′N 77°15′W / 46.600°N 77.250°W / 46.600; -77.250
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPontiac
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingPontiac
Area
 • Total9,875.70 km (3,813.03 sq mi)
 • Land8,966.53 km (3,462.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5
 • Density0.0/km (0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal CodeJ0X

Lac-Nilgaut is a large unorganized territory in the Outaouais region, Quebec, Canada. With a surface area of 9,851 km (3,803 sq mi), it makes up over 70% of the northern portion of Pontiac Regional County Municipality.

The eponymous Lake Nilgaut is located roughly in the centre of the territory, at an altitude of over 300 metres (980 ft). This 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long lake is named after the nilgai (French: nilgaut), the largest Asian antelope and only found on the Indian subcontinent. The name was officially introduced in 1935, but it is unknown why this term was chosen to replace the original name Lac à l'Orignal (Moose Lake).

Lake Nilgaut drains via the Nilgaut creek into the Noire River, a major river that, together with the Coulonge River, bisects the territory.

Demographics

Historical Census Data - Lac-Nilgaut, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 1—    
1996 0−100.0%
2001 10—    
2006 20+100.0%
YearPop.±%
2011 0−100.0%
2016 5—    
2021 5+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada
Aerial view from the northeast of Lac Usborne, Lac-Nilgaut, Quebec, with Lac à la Truite in the far background

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149853". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 84902". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ "Lac-Nilgaut, Unorganized (NO) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Lac Nilgaut" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  5. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

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Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Réservoir-Dozois
Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue Lac-Nilgaut Lac-Pythonga
Cayamant
Rapides-des-Joachims Sheenboro, Chichester, Waltham, Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Otter Lake Alleyn-et-Cawood
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