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Matane Regional County Municipality, Quebec

La Matanie
Regional county municipality
Location of La Matanie
Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°17′W / 48.850°N 67.283°W / 48.850; -67.283Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°17′W / 48.850°N 67.283°W / 48.850; -67.283
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Matane
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Pierre Thibodeau
Area
 • Total 3,380.00 km2 (1,305.03 sq mi)
 • Land 3,319.08 km2 (1,281.50 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 21,786
 • Density 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.1%
 • Dwellings 11,656
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 418 and 581

La Matanie is a regional county municipality, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, in Canada.From January 1 1982 to March 9, 2013, it was known as Matane.

The county seat is the city of Matane.

There are 12 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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