Amqui

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Quebec
subdivision_type2 = MRC
subdivision_name2 = La Matapédia
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government_type = City
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Gaëtan Ruest
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established_title = Established
established_date = January 16, 1991
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population_total = 6,261
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timezone = EST
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Amqui (2006 Population 6,261; UA population 4,519) is a town in eastern Quebec at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. Located on the Matapédia River, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. Amqui will become the first town in Quebec to ban single-use plastic bags, effective the spring of 2008.

The central community of Amqui, excluding the smaller communities within its municipal boundaries, is a designated place in Canadian census data.

Communities

*"Amqui"
*Baie-Saint-Laurent
*Boulay
*Coutureval
*Weather radar in Val d'Irène

Municipal council

* Mayor: Gaëtan Ruest
* Councillors: Germain Boulianne, Normand Boulianne, Jean-François Guay, Jocelyn Lévesque, Jacques Pelletier, Monique Vermette-Leclerc

Demographics

:::N/A = Not available

Important Figures

Sebastien Caron Former NHL goaltender

References

* [http://www.matapedia.net/amqui/ Ville de Amqui (French only)]