La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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La Matapédia
—  Regional County Municipality  —

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Coordinates: 48°30′N 67°14′W / 48.5°N 67.233°W / 48.5; -67.233Coordinates: 48°30′N 67°14′W / 48.5°N 67.233°W / 48.5; -67.233
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
Formed January 1, 1982
Government[1]
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Matapédia
Area[2]
 • Land 5,373.92 km2 (2,074.88 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 18,573
 • Density 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
The Matapédia valley

La Matapédia is a Regional County Municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada at the base of the Gaspé peninsula, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Its seat is in Amqui. It is named after the Matapédia River which runs through the western part of the RCM.

La Matapedia was created on January 1, 1982, succeeding from the former Matapédia County Municipality. The region was subject to one of the last waves of colonization in Quebec, settled mostly by people from the Lower Saint-Lawrence between 1850 and 1950. It is a rural region crossed by the Notre Dame Mountains. Agriculture and logging, and its related industries (forestry and wood products), are the main economic activities.[3]

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[edit] Subdivisions

[edit] Cities

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] Village

[edit] Parishes

[edit] Unorganized territories

Lac-Alfred

  • Creation: January 1, 1986
  • Area: 76,03 km²
  • Population: (2006)
  • There is no municipal administration

Lac-Casault

  • Creation:
  • Area: 1 472,54 km²
  • Population: 2 (2006)
  • There is no municipal administration

Lac-Matapédia

  • Creation:
  • Area: 126,67 km²
  • Population: 2 (2006)
  • There is no municipal administration

Rivière-Patapédia-Est

  • Creation: January 1. 1986
  • Area: 15,51 km²
  • Population: (2006)
  • There is no municipal administration

Rivière-Vaseuse

  • Creation: January 1, 1986
  • Area: 273,49 km²
  • Population: (2006)
  • There is no municipal administration

Routhierville

  • Creation:
  • Area: 643,36 km²
  • Population: 26 (2006)
  • There is no municipal administration

Ruisseau-des-Mineurs

  • Creation: January 1, 1986
  • Area: 834,17 km²
  • Population: (2006)
  • There is no municipal administration

[edit] Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 18,573
  • Population in 2006: 19,199
  • Population in 2001: 19,920
  • Population in 1996: 20,883
  • Population in 1991:

[edit] References

  1. ^ "La Matapédia" (in French). Répertoire des municipalités. Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/mrc/070/. Retrieved 2012-02-06. 
  2. ^ a b "La Matapédia census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=2407&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Matapedia&SearchType=Contains&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1. Retrieved 2012-02-09. 
  3. ^ "La Matapédia (Municipalité régionale de comté)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=141091. Retrieved 2012-02-06. 
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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