Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches (Canadian French: [ʃodzjaɛ̯ʁ apalaʃ]) is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (French: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.
Chaudière-Appalaches | |
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Region | |
Map of Chaudière-Appalaches within Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Government | |
| • Table régionale des élus municipaux de la Chaudière-Appalaches (Regional conference of elected officers) | Maurice Sénécal (President) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 15,083.25 km2 (5,823.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 420,082 |
| • Density | 27.9/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 420,082 residents (as of the Canada 2016 Census) and a land area of 15,083.25 square kilometres (5,823.68 sq mi). The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.
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