Côte-Nord
Region 09 in Québec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Côte-Nord ( Region 09) (French: [kot nɔʁ], Quebec French: [kou̯t nɑɔ̯ʁ]; lit. 'North Coast') the region runs along the St. Lawrence River and then the Gulf of St. Lawrence, from Tadoussac to the limits of Labrador, leaning against the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean to the west, the Côte-Nord penetrates deep into Northern Quebec, Quebec, Canada.[3][4]
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Côte-Nord) | |
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Motto(s): Between nature and excess | |
Coordinates: 50°52′N 65°49′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Québec |
Government | |
• Regional conference of elected officers | Micheline Anctil (President) |
Area | |
• Total | 300,281.83 km2 (115,939.46 sq mi) |
• Land | 247,655.33 km2 (95,620.26 sq mi) |
Total area includes disputed land within Labrador | |
Population | |
• Total | 92,518 |
• Density | 0.4/km2 (1/sq mi) |
Time zones | |
Minganie and West of 63rd meridian west | UTC-05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-04:00 (EDT) |
East of 63rd meridian west, except Minganie | UTC-04:00 (AST) |
Website | Côte-Nord |
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With the motto: Between nature and excess, the Côte-Nord[3] is made up of 99% public land, it is the second largest region after Nord-du-Québec, which occupies 51% of Quebec's territory.[5]