Manicouagan | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W / 49.217°N 68.150°WCoordinates: 49°13′N 68°09′W / 49.217°N 68.150°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Côte-Nord |
Effective | April 1, 1981 |
County seat | Baie-Comeau |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Mme Arlette Girard |
Area | |
• Total | 39,246.40 km2 (15,153.12 sq mi) |
• Land | 35,706.53 km2 (13,786.37 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 32,012 |
• Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 3.1% |
• Dwellings | 14,580 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www manicouagan |
Manicouagan is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River with its seat in Baie-Comeau. It was created in 1981, and named after the Manicouagan River.
There are 9 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: