Caniapiscau is a regional county municipality in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Fermont.

Caniapiscau
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 52°47′N 67°05′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Côte-Nord
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Fermont
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Mme Lise Pelletier
Area [2][3][4]
• Total	79,253.60 km2 (30,599.99 sq mi)
• Land	70,389.38 km2 (27,177.49 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3][4]
• Total	4,260
• Density	0.06/km2 (0.2/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.9%
• Dwellings	1,953
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.caniapiscau.net

The census groups Caniapiscau RCM with neighbouring Sept-Rivières into the single census division of Sept-Rivières—Caniapiscau. In the Canada 2011 Census, the combined population was 39,500. The population of Caniapiscau RCM itself was 4260,[4] about two-thirds of whom live in its largest city of Fermont.

Subdivisions

There are 6 subdivisions and 3 native reserves within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

• Land area: 70,389.37 km²
• Population: 4,260

Transportation

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

External links

• Official site