Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality
| Caniapiscau | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°WCoordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W / 52.783°N 67.083°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| 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 (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,260 |
| • Density | 0.06/km2 (0.2/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 7.9% |
| • Dwellings | 1,953 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| 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, about two-thirds of whom live in its largest city of Fermont.
There are 6 subdivisions and 3 native reserves 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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