City of Shawinigan
Shawinigan, Quebec
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Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°45′W / 46.567°N 72.750°W / 46.567; -72.750
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Town	1851
Constituted	January 1, 2002
Government
• Type	Town
• Mayor	Michel Angers
• Federal riding	Saint-Maurice—Champlain
• Prov. riding	Laviolette and Saint-Maurice
Area
• City	61.83 km2 (23.87 sq mi)
• Metro	508.98 km2 (196.52 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• City	50,060
• Density	68.2/km2 (177/sq mi)
• Urban	47,735
• Metro	55,009
• Metro density	55.7/km2 (144/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G9N to G9T
Area code	819
Website	City of Shawinigan Website

Shawinigan is a city on the Saint-Maurice River in Quebec, Canada. In 2011, 50060 people lived there.

Michel Angers was elected as mayor in the 2009 municipal election.

The name of the city has also been spelled different over periods of time: Chaouinigane, Oshaouinigane, Assaouinigane, Achawénégan, Chawinigame, Shawenigane, Chaouénigane and could either mean "portage", "portage of beeches", "angular portage" or "summit" or "crest".

• Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
• Jacques Plante, Former ice hockey goaltender

• City of Shawinigan - Official city website