Kataskomiq | |
|---|---|
| Location within Rivière-du-Loup RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′06″N69°16′19″W / 47.70167°N 69.27194°W [1] [2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | None |
| Constituted | unspecified |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Kataskomiq is an Indian reserve listed by the Canadian Geographical Names Database. [1] The reserve belongs to the Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk (Viger) First Nation, Maliseet people. It is not listed by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada [5] or the last two Canadian census. [4] [6] It is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, geographically located within the territory of Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality but is not legally part of it. Its population was 0 in the 2006 Canadian census and does not appear in either the 2011 or 2016 Canadian Census. [2] [4] [6] [7] Before 2021 it was known as Whitworth. [8]