Maria-Chapdelaine is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Dolbeau-Mistassini.
Maria-Chapdelaine | |
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Regional county municipality | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′N 72°17′W[1] | |
| Country | |
| Province | |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | Dolbeau-Mistassini |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Luc Simard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38,056.70 km2 (14,693.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36,768.21 km2 (14,196.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 24,793 |
| • Density | 0.7/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change (2011–16) | |
| • Dwellings | 11,916 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
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It runs from Lac Saint-Jean in the south to the deep interior of northern Quebec in the north.
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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