La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality

La Côte-de-Gaspé is a regional county municipality on the Gaspé peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada, part of the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region. The seat is Gaspé.

La Côte-de-Gaspé
Regional county municipality
Coordinates: 49°10′N 64°55′W
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatGaspé
Government
  TypePrefecture
  PrefectFrançois Roussy
Area
  Total4,306.50 km2 (1,662.75 sq mi)
  Land4,098.80 km2 (1,582.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total17,117
  Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Change
2011-2016
4.8%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.cotedegaspe.ca

The regional county has a land area of 4,098.80 square kilometres (1,582.56 sq mi) and its population was 17,117 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census. Its largest community is the city of Gaspé.

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