Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality

Caniapiscau
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°W / 52.783; -67.083Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°W / 52.783; -67.083[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Côte-Nord
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Fermont
Government[2]
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Mme Lise Pelletier
Area[2][3][4]
 • Total 79,253.60 km2 (30,599.99 sq mi)
 • Land 70,389.38 km2 (27,177.49 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3][4]
 • Total 4,260
 • Density 0.06/km2 (0.2/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.9%
 • Dwellings 1,953
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.caniapiscau.net

Caniapiscau is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Fermont.

The census groups Caniapiscau RCM with neighbouring Sept-Rivières into the single census division of Sept-Rivières—Caniapiscau. In the Canada 2011 Census, the combined population was 39,500. The population of Caniapiscau RCM itself was 4260,[4] about two-thirds of whom live in its largest city of Fermont.

Subdivisions

There are 6 subdivisions and 3 native reserves within the RCM:[2]

Cities & Towns (2)
Unorganized territories (4)
Native Reserves (2)
(not associated with RCM)
Naskapi Reserve (1)
(not associated with RCM)

Demographics

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

  • Autoroutes
    • None
  • Principal Highways
    • None

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 141113 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 972 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2497) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Derived indirectly from Sept-Rivières—Caniapiscau census division Hierarchy data, by summing up data for Caniapiscau, Fermont, Kawawachikamach, Lac-John, Lac-Juillet, Lac-Vacher, Matimekosh, Rivière-Mouchalagane and Schefferville census subdivisions.
  5. ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map

External links


Adjacent Counties & Equivalent Territories
Kativik
Jamésie Division No. 10 Newfoundland and Labrador
   Caniapiscau RCM  
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM Manicouagan RCM Sept-Rivières RCM


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