Lac-Pikauba, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Lac-Pikauba is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale
region of Quebec, Canada. It is a large, unpopulated, undeveloped territory that makes up two-thirds of the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality
.
The entire area west of Quebec Route 381
, which bisects the territory, is part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve and the Grands-Jardins National Park
. A portion of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park is in the north-eastern part of the territory.
The territory's largest lake is the eponymous Lake Pikauba. This toponym comes from the Montagnais
word Opikopau. Opi is a root to indicate that something is enclosed or confined. Kopau describes a lake with alders, reeds, or other. So Pikauba may be translated as "lake narrowed by Alder
s". The map of provincial surveyor Frederic William Blaiklock from 1852 referred to this lake by the name Chicoutimi Lake.
Capitale-Nationale
Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2...
region of Quebec, Canada. It is a large, unpopulated, undeveloped territory that makes up two-thirds of the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality
Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Charlevoix is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Baie-Saint-Paul.According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:*Population: 13,166*% Change : -2.0*Dwellings: 5,924...
.
The entire area west of Quebec Route 381
Quebec Route 381
Route 381 is a provincial highway located in the Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean regions of Quebec. It runs from Baie-Saint-Paul at the junction of Route 138 and ends in the La Baie sector of the City of Saguenay at the junction of Route 170.-Towns located along Route 381:*...
, which bisects the territory, is part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve and the Grands-Jardins National Park
Grands-Jardins National Park
Grands-Jardins National Park is a national park of Quebec, Canada, located in the Lac-Pikauba Unorganized Territory.-External links:* - official site...
. A portion of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park is in the north-eastern part of the territory.
The territory's largest lake is the eponymous Lake Pikauba. This toponym comes from the Montagnais
Innu-aimun
Innu-aimun or Montagnais is an Algonquian language spoken by over 11,000 people, called the Innu, in Labrador and Quebec in Eastern Canada...
word Opikopau. Opi is a root to indicate that something is enclosed or confined. Kopau describes a lake with alders, reeds, or other. So Pikauba may be translated as "lake narrowed by Alder
Alder
Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants belonging to the birch family . The genus comprises about 30 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, few reaching large size, distributed throughout the North Temperate Zone and in the Americas along the Andes southwards to...
s". The map of provincial surveyor Frederic William Blaiklock from 1852 referred to this lake by the name Chicoutimi Lake.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 0
- Population in 2001: 0
- Population in 1996: 0
- Population in 1991: 5