page_title: La Tuque, Quebec
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: La Tuque, Quebec / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Smurfit-Stone paper mill in La Tuque, Quebec. Español: La planta de Smurfit-Stone a La Tuque, Quebec. Français&#160;: L'usine de la Smurfit-Stone à La Tuque, Québec.
context_page_description: La Tuque is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. It is the largest city in Canada by area.
  The city is known as the Queen of Haute-Mauricie and the Classique internationale de canots de la Mauricie canoeing race begins at La Tuque.
context_section_description: The local economy centres on pulp and paper; the city has a pulp-milling centre as well as a major hydroelectric station.
  As the gateway to the upper Mauricie, La Tuque's economy also offers outdoor tourism opportunities and caters to hunting and fishing trips in its large hinterland, which is partially regulated by the following ZEC's:
  Zec de la Croche
  Zec de la Bessonne
  Zec Borgia
  Zec Frémont
  Zec du Gros-Brochet
  Zec Jeannotte, Québec
  Zec Kiskissink
  Zec Menokeosawin
  Zec Tawachiche
  Zec Wessonneau
caption: The paper mill in La Tuque
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