Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Caniapiscau is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Fermont. It is located in the northwest corner of the Côte-Nord region of Quebec. It has a land area of 70,389.37 km² (27,177.49 sq mi) and a 2006 census population of 3,948 inhabitants, two-thirds of whom lived in its largest city of Fermont. The census grouped the municipality's territory with neighboring Sept-Rivières into a single census division.

Municipalities

Cities and towns

* Fermont Pop: 2,633
* Schefferville Pop: 202

Unorganized Territories

*Caniapiscau
*Lac-Juillet
*Lac-Vacher
*Rivière-Mouchalagane

Indian reserves

* Lac-John pop: 16
* Matimekosh pop: 528

Naskapi reserve land

* Kawawachikamach pop: 569

Demographics

* Land area: 70,389.37 km²
* Population: 3,948

Adjacent census divisions

* Nunavik
* Division No. 10, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Sept-Rivières
* Manicouagan
* Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
* Jamésie

References

* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=2497&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Sept-Rivi%E8res--Caniapiscau&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau Census Division, Quebec] Statistics Canada

External links

* [http://www.caniapiscau.net/ Official site]


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