Lac-Pythonga
Unorganized territory in Quebec, Canada
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Lac-Pythonga is an unorganized territory in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It surrounds Lake Pythonga and is the largest of the five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality.
Lac-Pythonga | |
|---|---|
Jean-Peré Lake in La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve | |
  Lac-Pythonga Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′N 76°26′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Constituted | January 1, 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Fed. riding | Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,929.49 km2 (2,289.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5,061.54 km2 (1,954.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) |  N/A |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
More than half the area of Lac-Pythonga is protected within the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve, and most of the remainder is part of Zec Bras-Coupé–Désert and Zec Pontiac. The Rapid Lake First Nation reserve, located on the western shore of Cabonga Reservoir, is an enclave within this territory.
Its name is of Algonquin origin and means "there is a long stretch of sand to approach by paddling".[1]
