Côte-Nord
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| Côte-Nord | |
| Map of Côte-Nord in relation to Quebec. | |
| Country | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada |
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| Province | Image:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec |
| Area | |
| - Total | 247,627.06 km² (95,609.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 97,766 |
| Website: http://www.cotenord.gouv.qc.ca | |
Côte-Nord (French for "Northern Coast", area 247,627.06 km², or 95,609.34 sq mi) is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec. It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River's estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadoussac. At the 2006 census it had a resident population of 95,911 inhabitants.
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[edit] Population
As of the 2001 census, the population amounted to 97,766, slightly more than 1% of the province's population, spread across 25 municipalities. Baie-Comeau and Sept-Îles combined amounts for a little more than half of the population.
[edit] Geography and economy
Côte-Nord was once part of Labrador and was created as an administrative region in 1966. The region's economy is based on mining (mostly iron), lumbering, aluminium production, and tourism.
Important landmarks of Côte-Nord include Anticosti Island and the Mingan Archipelago.
[edit] Subdivisions
Regional county municipalities
Independent municipalities
- Basse-Côte-Nord
- Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
- Bonne-Espérance, Quebec
- Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent, Quebec
- Gros-Mécatina, Quebec
- Saint-Augustin, Quebec
Indian reserves
- Betsiamites
- Essipit
- La Romaine
- Matimekosh
- Mingan
- Natashquan
- Uashat-Maliotenam
Naskapi reserved territory
[edit] Major communities
- Baie-Comeau
- Chute-aux-Outardes
- Fermont
- Forestville
- Havre-Saint-Pierre
- Les Escoumins
- Pointe-aux-Outardes
- Pointe-Lebel
- Port-Cartier
- Sacré-Coeur
- Sept-Îles
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[edit] See also
| Image:Flag of Quebec.svg Côte-Nord (09) | |||
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Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories (*): La Haute-Côte-Nord · Manicouagan · Sept-Rivières · Caniapiscau · Minganie · Basse-Côte-Nord* Major municipalities: Forestville · Baie-Comeau · Sept-Îles · Port-Cartier · Fermont · Schefferville Subdivisions of Region number: 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 | |||
Image:Flag of Quebec.svg Subdivisions of Quebec | |
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| Subdivisions | |
| Communities | |
| Major cities | Montreal · Quebec · Laval · Gatineau · Longueuil · Sherbrooke · Saguenay · Lévis · Trois-Rivières |
| Regions | Abitibi-Témiscamingue · Bas-Saint-Laurent · Capitale-Nationale · Centre-du-Québec · Chaudière-Appalaches · Côte-Nord · Estrie · Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine · Laval · Lanaudière · Laurentides · Mauricie · Montérégie · Montréal · Nord-du-Québec · Outaouais · Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
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