Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality

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

Caniapiscau
Regional county municipality
Location of Caniapiscau
Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W[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

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. "Reference number 141113 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 972 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality (Code 2497) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. 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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