Amqui

Ville d'Amqui
—  City  —
Country Canada
Province Quebec
MRC La Matapédia
Established January 16, 1991
Government
 • Type City
 • Mayor Gaëtan Ruest
 • Governing Body
 • MP
 • MNA
Area
 • Total 127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 6,261
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Amqui (2006 Population 6,261; UA population 4,519) is a town in eastern Quebec at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. Located on the Matapédia River, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. Amqui was the first town in Quebec to ban single-use plastic bags, effective the spring of 2008.

The central community of Amqui, excluding the smaller communities within its municipal boundaries, is a designated place in Canadian census data.

Contents

Communities

Municipal council

Demographics

Canada census – Amqui Community Profile
  2006

Population:
Land area:
Population density:
Median age:
Total private dwellings:
Mean household income:

6,261 (-3.3% from 2001)
120.81 km2 (46.65 sq mi)
51.8 /km2 (134 /sq mi)
N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A)
2,836
$N/A





References: 2006[1]

Languages

According to the Statistics Canada website, 6,090 of Amqui's 6,120 residents speak French as their first language. In addition, only 12% can speak both French and English.

Mother tongue Population Percentage
French 6,090 99.51%
English 10 .0016%
English and French 0 0%
Other languages 15 .0025%
N/A = Not available

Important Figures

North: Saint-Tharcisius
West: Lac-Matapédia, Val-Brillant, Sainte-Irène
 Amqui East: Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs, Lac-au-Saumon
South: Saint-Léon-le-Grand

References

  1. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 2009-02-24. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E. Retrieved 2009-02-24. 

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