Caniapiscau | |
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| Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Côte-Nord |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Fermont |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Mme Lise Pelletier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79,253.60 km2 (30,599.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 70,389.38 km2 (27,177.49 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,260 |
| • Density | 0.06/km2 (0.2/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  7.9% |
| • Dwellings | 1,953 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
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
- List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
References
- ^ Reference number 141113 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b c Geographic code 972 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ a b "(Code 2497) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links