Shawinigan: facts

At a glance

• Country: Canada
• Region: Quebec
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 38,211
• Coordinates: 46.5667° N, 72.7491° W
• Time zone: America/Toronto (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (CAD)
• Distance to the capital, Ottawa: 262 km (163 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB): 106 km (66 mi), straight line
• Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport (YHU): 128 km (79 mi), straight line
• Montreal Mirabel International Airport (YMX): 140 km (87 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Trois-Rivieres: 29 km (18 mi)
• Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets: 43 km (27 mi)
• Saint-Pie-V: 63 km (39 mi)
• Sorel-Tracy: 65 km (40 mi)
• Drummondville: 79 km (49 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Trois-Rivieres, 29 km (18 mi)