Caniapiscau
Regional county municipality
Location of Caniapiscau
Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°W / 52.783; -67.083[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatFermont
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectMme Lise Pelletier
Area
[2][3][4]
 • Total79,253.60 km2 (30,599.99 sq mi)
 • Land70,389.38 km2 (27,177.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3][4]
 • Total4,260
 • Density0.06/km2 (0.2/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 7.9%
 • Dwellings
1,953
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.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]

Demographics

  • Land area: 70,389.37 km²
  • Population: 4,260

Transportation

Access routes

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141113". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 972". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality (Code 2497) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  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



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