Opasatika
Township (single-tier)
Township of Opasatika Canton d'Opasatika
Highway 11 through Opasatika
Opasatika
Coordinates: 49°32′N 82°52′W / 49.533°N 82.867°W / 49.533; -82.867
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Cochrane
Government
• Mayor	Jacques Dorval
• MPs	Carol Hughes (NDP)
• MPPs	Guy Bourgouin (NDP)
Area [1]
• Land	327.09 km2 (126.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	200
• Density	0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)
	[1]
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	P0L 1Z0
Area code(s)	705, 249
Website	opasatika.net

Opasatika is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District on the Opasatika River, a tributary of the Missinaibi River.^[2] Its name is of indigenous origin, meaning "surrounded by poplar".^[3]

The main communities in the township are Opasatika and Lowther, both located along Highway 11 between Mattice and Harty. The ghost town of Reesor Siding, site of the 1963 Reesor Siding incident, is at the western edge of the township. The former Canadian Forces Station Lowther was located in the municipality.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Opasatika had a population of 200 living in 101 of its 110 total private dwellings, a change of -11.5% from its 2016 population of 226. With a land area of 327.09 km² (126.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 0.6/km² (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

Mother tongue (2021):^[1]

• English as first language: 32.5%
• French as first language: 62.5%
• English and French as first language: 2.5%
• Other as first language: 0%

• List of townships in Ontario
• List of francophone communities in Ontario

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