| Township of Tehkummah | |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Province | Ontario |
| District | Manitoulin |
| Established | |
| Government | |
| - Type | Township |
| - Reeve | Jim Anstice |
| - Governing Body | |
| - MP | Carol Hughes (NDP) |
| - MPP | Mike Brown (OLP) |
| Area | |
| - Land | 132.48 km2 (51.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - Total | 382 |
| - Density | 2.9/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | P0P 2C0 |
| Area code(s) | 705 |
| Website | Township of Tehkummah |
Tehkummah is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island, as well as a community which serves as the administrative centre of the township. The township had a population of 382 in the Canada 2006 Census.
The best known community in the township is South Baymouth, the northern docking point of the MS Chi-Cheemaun passenger-car ferry which traverses the Main Channel of Georgian Bay from the community of Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. At the dock, the provincial Highway 6, whose southern segment ends at Tobermory, resumes and continues northward to its terminus at Highway 17 north of Espanola.
The township also includes the communities of Michael's Bay and Snowville.
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Coordinates: 45°39′N 81°59′W / 45.65°N 81.983°W
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