Matawinie | |
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Regional county municipality | |
Coordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W / 46.267°N 73.783°WCoordinates: 46°16′N 73°47′W / 46.267°N 73.783°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Lanaudière |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Rawdon |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Gaétan Morin |
Area | |
• Total | 10,430.00 km2 (4,027.05 sq mi) |
• Land | 9,527.58 km2 (3,678.62 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 49,516 |
• Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 0.4% |
• Dwellings | 34,229 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Website | www |
Matawinie is a regional county municipality in the region of Lanaudière in southwestern Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Rawdon. The population according to the Canada 2011 Census is 49,516.
There are 27 subdivisions within the RCM:
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: