Map of Shawinigan, Canada

Shawinigan is a city in Quebec, Canada, with a population of about 38,211. It lies at 46.5667°N, 72.7491°W. Shawinigan is about 262 km (163 mi) northeast of Ottawa, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Trois-Rivières, 29 km to the southeast.

Shawinigan at a glance

Where is Shawinigan?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 34 min on the shortest day to 15 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shawinigan

• Trois-Rivières — 29 km southeast
• Sorel-Tracy — 65 km southwest
• Drummondville — 79 km south
• Joliette — 80 km southwest
• Victoriaville — 83 km southeast
• Saint-Hyacinthe — 105 km south
• Repentigny — 106 km southwest
• Mascouche — 112 km southwest
• Terrebonne — 119 km southwest
• Quebec City — 120 km east

Largest cities in Quebec

• Montréal — 1,762,949
• Quebec City — 531,902
• Laval — 438,366
• Gatineau — 300,045
• Longueuil — 229,330
• Saguenay — 148,886
• Trois-Rivières — 144,472
• Lévis — 143,414
• Sherbrooke — 129,447
• Terrebonne — 111,575

Largest cities in Canada

• Toronto — 2,794,356
• Montréal — 1,762,949
• Calgary — 1,306,784
• Ottawa — 1,017,449
• Edmonton — 1,010,899
• Winnipeg — 749,607
• Mississauga — 717,961
• Vancouver — 662,248
• Brampton — 656,480
• Hamilton — 569,353

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.