La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality
La Rivière-du-Nord (The Rivière-du-Nord or The River of the North) is a regional county municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Saint-Jérôme. It is named for the river that runs through it, the Rivière du Nord.
La Rivière-du-Nord | |
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Regional county municipality | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′N 74°01′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| Effective | January 1, 1983 |
| County seat | Saint-Jérôme |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Yvon Brière |
| Area | |
| • Total | 466.10 km2 (179.96 sq mi) |
| • Land | 451.02 km2 (174.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 128,170 |
| • Density | 284.2/km2 (736/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 11.3% |
| • Dwellings | 58,580 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Website | mrcrdn |
Its population according to the 2016 Canadian Census was 128,170.
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