La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality
La Haute-Gaspésie (French pronunciation: [la ot gaspezi]) is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé peninsula. The regional county municipality seat is in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.
La Haute-Gaspésie | |
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Regional county municipality | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 66°04′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Effective | March 18, 1981 |
| County seat | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Guy Bernatchez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,139.50 km2 (1,984.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5,066.06 km2 (1,956.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 11,316 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 6.4% |
| • Dwellings | 6,282 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Prior to May 27, 2000, it was known as Denis-Riverin Regional County Municipality.
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