La Tuque, Quebec  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. While the urban area of La Tuque is relatively small, as of 2012, its entire territory is the largest municipality in Canada. It consists of almost all the entire former regional county municipality of Le Haut-Saint-Maurice, and includes the settlements of Carignan, La Croche, Fitzpatrick, Oskélanéo, Parent, Rapide-Blanc, Rivière-aux-Rats, and Sanmaur. Enclosed by but administratively not part of the city are the three Indian Reserves of Coucoucache, Obedjiwan, and Wemotaci. It is larger than Rwanda and Haiti. 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; 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. The name, which dates to the eighteenth century, originates from a nearby rock formation which resembles the well-known French-Canadian hat known as the tuque. The hat-shaped mountain which gaves its name to the town of La Tuque, is located between the Saint-Maurice River (left bank) and WestRock WestRock paper mill. The summit of this mountain is about 245 metres. It is located 200 metres from the river and about 400 metres upstream (northeast side) of the La Tuque hydroelectric power plant. In 1823–24, the explorer François Verreault described the location as: In Canada, a "tuque" ("tuque" in French) is a knitted cap, often with a tassel at the top, worn as a head covering in winter. The US equivalent is a watch, knit, or stocking cap. The territory of La Tuque was first inhabited by Atikamekw indigenous people. In the early 1850s, settlers were drawn to the area to exploit the forest resources.