Port-Cartier

Port-Cartier
City
Port-Cartier Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 50°02′N 66°52′W / 50.033°N 66.867°W / 50.033; -66.867[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
RCM	Sept-Rivières
Settled	1916
Constituted	February 19, 2003
Government [2]
• Mayor	Alain Thibault
• Federal riding	Manicouagan
• Prov. riding	Duplessis
Area [2][3]
• Total	1,371.79 km2 (529.65 sq mi)
• Land	1,092.75 km2 (421.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	6,516
• Density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	4.2%
• Dwellings	3,307
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G5B
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-138
Website	www.villeport-cartier.com

Port-Cartier is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River, 63 kilometres (39 mi) southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec.

Port-Cartier had a population of 6,516 at the 2021 Canadian census.^[3] It has a land area of 1,092 square kilometres (422 sq mi), ranking 27th in area among all Canadian cities and towns. Besides Port-Cartier itself, the communities of Rivière-Pentecôte (49°47′N 67°10′W / 49.783°N 67.167°W / 49.783; -67.167),^[4] Pointe-aux-Anglais (49°40′38″N 67°10′05″W / 49.67722°N 67.16806°W / 49.67722; -67.16806),^[5] Baie-des-Homards (49°49′58″N 67°06′41″W / 49.83278°N 67.11139°W / 49.83278; -67.11139),^[6] and Grand-Ruisseau (49°44′03″N 67°10′26″W / 49.73417°N 67.17389°W / 49.73417; -67.17389)^[7] are also within its municipal boundaries, all located along Quebec Route 138.