Sept-Îles (Uashau) |
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Sept-Îles in August 2008
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Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec. | ||
Coordinates: 50°13′N 66°23′W / 50.217°N 66.383°WCoordinates: 50°13′N 66°23′W / 50.217°N 66.383°W | ||
Country | Canada | |
Province | Quebec | |
Region | Côte-Nord | |
RCM | Sept-Rivières | |
Constituted | February 12, 2003 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Réjean Porlier | |
• Federal riding | Manicouagan | |
• Prov. riding | Duplessis | |
Area | ||
• City | 2,140.10 km2 (826.30 sq mi) | |
• Land | 1,764.13 km2 (681.13 sq mi) | |
• Urban | 19.69 km2 (7.60 sq mi) | |
• Metro | 1,770.52 km2 (683.60 sq mi) | |
Population (2011) | ||
• City | 25,686 | |
• Density | 14.6/km2 (38/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 23,326 | |
• Urban density | 1,184.5/km2 (3,068/sq mi) | |
• Metro | 28,487 | |
• Metro density | 16.1/km2 (42/sq mi) | |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 0.7% | |
• Dwellings | 12,029 | |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
Postal code(s) | G4R, G4S | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 | |
Highways | Route 138 | |
Website | www |
Sept-Îles (French pronunciation: [sɛ.t‿il], Quebec French pronunciation : [sɛ.t͡s‿ɪl] ( listen), French for "Seven Islands") is a city in the Côte-Nord region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is among the northernmost locales with a paved connection to the rest of Quebec's road network. The population was 25,686 as of the Canada 2011 Census. The town is called Uashau, meaning "bay," in the Innu language.
The city is well known for having major iron companies like ArcelorMittal, Iron Ore Company of Canada and the Cliffs Natural Resources. The city relies heavily on the iron industry. Sept-Îles is one of the large cities by area in the province of Québec, even more expansive than Montreal. Sept-Îles has among the highest average wages and the highest average wage increases.