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Bonaventure Regional County Municipality

Bonaventure
Regional county municipality
Location of Bonaventure
Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°29′W / 48.050°N 65.483°W / 48.050; -65.483Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°29′W / 48.050°N 65.483°W / 48.050; -65.483
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Effective April 8, 1981
County seat New Carlisle
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Jean-Guy Poirier
Area
 • Total 4,401.70 km2 (1,699.51 sq mi)
 • Land 4,375.27 km2 (1,689.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 18,000
 • Density 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.3%
 • Dwellings 8,525
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.mrcbonaventure.com

Bonaventure is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé Peninsula. Its seat is New Carlisle.

There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:

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




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