Minganie Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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Minganie is a regional county municipality of Quebec in Canada
. The regional seat is Havre-Saint-Pierre
. Anticosti Island
is included within this region. It has a land area of 56116.77 square kilometres (21,666.8 sq mi).
The population at the Canada 2006 Census
was 6,390 inhabitants, about half of whom lived in Havre-Saint-Pierre. The census groups Minganie with the neighboring Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM
as the single census division
of Minganie-Basse-Côte-Nord
.
Until 2002, the Minganie encompassed the entire lower north shore right up to Blanc-Sablon
. In 2002, it lost all the communities east of the Natashquan River
when the Basse-Côte-Nord Territory was formed. In July 2010, the RCM lost another 44% of its territory when the Petit-Mécatina Unorganized Territory
was transferred to the new Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality
.
reserves of Mingan
and Natashquan are within the boundaries but administratively not part of the regional county municipality.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The regional seat is Havre-Saint-Pierre
Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec
Havre-Saint-Pierre is a town situated on Pointe-aux-Esquimaux, which is on the Quebec north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada...
. Anticosti Island
Anticosti Island
Anticosti Island is an island at the outlet of the Saint Lawrence River into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in Quebec, Canada, between 49° and 50° N., and between 61° 40' and 64° 30' W. At in size, it is the 90th largest island in the world and 20th largest island in Canada...
is included within this region. It has a land area of 56116.77 square kilometres (21,666.8 sq mi).
The population at the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 6,390 inhabitants, about half of whom lived in Havre-Saint-Pierre. The census groups Minganie with the neighboring Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is a Regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of far-eastern Quebec, Canada. It includes all the communities along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence between the Natashquan River and the Newfoundland and Labrador border...
as the single census division
Census division
Census division is an official term in Canada and the United States. The census divisions of Canada are second-level census geographic unit, below provinces and territories, and above "census subdivisions" and "dissemination areas". In provinces where they exist, the census division may correspond...
of Minganie-Basse-Côte-Nord
Minganie-Basse-Côte-Nord
Minganie-Basse-Côte-Nord is a census division in the Canadian province of Quebec, consisting of the regional county municipality of Minganie and the Basse-Côte-Nord territory. The division had a population of 11,895 in the Canada 2006 Census....
.
Until 2002, the Minganie encompassed the entire lower north shore right up to Blanc-Sablon
Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
Blanc-Sablon, Quebec is the easternmost community in the province of Quebec, Canada, between the municipalities of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent and L'Anse-au-Clair, in Labrador...
. In 2002, it lost all the communities east of the Natashquan River
Natashquan River
The Natashquan is a river in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. It has its source just south of the boundary between the Atlantic and Saint Lawrence watersheds. It flows south-east to the Labrador–Quebec border from where it flows southward...
when the Basse-Côte-Nord Territory was formed. In July 2010, the RCM lost another 44% of its territory when the Petit-Mécatina Unorganized Territory
Petit-Mécatina, Quebec
Petit-Mécatina is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, part of Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality...
was transferred to the new Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is a Regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of far-eastern Quebec, Canada. It includes all the communities along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence between the Natashquan River and the Newfoundland and Labrador border...
.
Subdivisions
The First NationsFirst Nations
First Nations is a term that collectively refers to various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. There are currently over 630 recognised First Nations governments or bands spread across Canada, roughly half of which are in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia. The...
reserves of Mingan
Mingan, Quebec
Mingan, also known as Ekuantshit in Innu-aimun, is an Innu First Nations reserve in the Canadian province of Quebec, at the mouth of the Mingan River on Mingan Bay of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It belongs to the Innu band of Ekuanitshit...
and Natashquan are within the boundaries but administratively not part of the regional county municipality.
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- L'Île-d'Anticosti
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