La Matanie | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 48°51′N 67°17′W / 48.850°N 67.283°WCoordinates: 48°51′N 67°17′W / 48.850°N 67.283°W | |
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 | 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: