Estrie
| Estrie | |
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| — Administrative region — | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET) | |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 10,194.6 km2 (3,936.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 309,975 |
| • Density | 30.40580/km2 (78.7507/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Estrien(ne) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | J |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | estrie.gouv.qc.ca |
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The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly (not entirely) the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east".
The region has a land area of 10,209.4 km² (3,941.87 sq mi) and a 2006 census population of 298,779 inhabitants. Its largest population centre is the city of Sherbrooke. Estrie also has a large selection of natural parks.
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[edit] Subdivisions
Regional County Municipalities
- Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Les Sources Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Independent City
[edit] Major communities
[edit] Demographics
- Population: 307,388 (2009)
- Area: 10,195 square kilometres (3,936 sq mi)
- Density: 30.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (78 /sq mi)[2]
[edit] See also
District 3
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "L'Estrie, ses municipalités régionales de comté (MRC) et territoire équivalent (TE) et ses territoires de conférence régionale des élus (CRÉ)" (in French). Profils des régions et des MRC. Quebec: Institut de la statistique du Québec. 2011. http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/regions/profils/region_05/region_05_00.htm. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ (French) Institut de la statistique du Québec
[edit] External links
- Portail régional de l'Estrie Official website
- Tourism Eastern Townships
- ESTRIEPLUS.COM Web Portal for Estrie
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Coordinates: 45°28′53.6″N 71°40′4.5″W / 45.481556°N 71.667917°W
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