La Mitis Regional County Municipality
La Mitis is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. It is named for the Mitis River (The Mitis) which has its source in the region (at Lac Inférieur) and flows through the central part of the region before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River.
La Mitis | |
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Regional county municipality | |
| Coordinates: 48.53°N 68.08°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Mont-Joli |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Michel Côté |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,538.80 km2 (980.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,281.25 km2 (880.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 18,210 |
| • Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011–2016 | 3.9% |
| • Dwellings | 9,692 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
The county seat is in Mont-Joli.
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