Packington, Quebec

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

Packington
Parish municipality
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Packington
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°29′N 68°47′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedOctober 6, 1925
Named forJohn Pakington, 1st Baron Hampton[1]
Government
 • MayorEmilien Beaulieu
 • Federal ridingRimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
 • Total123.30 km2 (47.61 sq mi)
 • Land118.29 km2 (45.67 sq mi)
Population
 • Total595
 • Density5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 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

See also

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



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