Matapédia, Quebec
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Confluence of Matapédia and Restigouche Rivers
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 Location within Avignon RCM. |
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 Matapédia
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| Coordinates: 47°58′N 66°57′W / 47.967°N 66.950°WCoordinates: 47°58′N 66°57′W / 47.967°N 66.950°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Avignon |
| Settled | 1808 |
| Constituted | November 4, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc Lagacé |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.10 km2 (27.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 72.49 km2 (27.99 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 664 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 4.6% |
| • Dwellings | 360 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0J 1V0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 132
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Matapédia (former name: Saint-Laurent-de-Matapédia) is a municipality at the southern tip of the Gaspé peninsula, in Eastern Quebec, Canada. Matapédia is located along Quebec Route 132 on the border of New Brunswick.
In addition to Matapédia itself, the municipality also includes the hamlets of Mann Settlement, Runnymede, and Matapédia West.
Its name may derive from the Mi'kmaq word matapegiag, meaning "river junction", from the parts mata (junction) and pegiag (river), referring to the Matapédia River that crosses the town just before its confluence with the Restigouche River. Another source from the late nineteenth century indicates that the Mi'kmaq named the area Magabegeak which means "roughly flowing". It has also been spelled many different ways over time such as Matapediach,Madapeguia, Matapeguia, Matapediac,Matakpediack,Madapeguia,Metapedia, or Matapediac.
Residents and village expatriates are known as Matapedians.
Matapédia is located south of the Saint Lawrence River on the south side of the Gaspé Peninsula at the eastern end of the Matapédia Valley at the mouth of the Matapédia River in junction with the Restigouche River. It is located 500 km northeast of Quebec City and 350 km southwest of the city of Gaspé. The major cities near Matapedia are Campbellton, New Brunswick 25 km to the east and Amqui 80 km to the northwest.
The municipality of Matapédia is part of the regional county municipality of Avignon in the administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine. It includes three hamlets:
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