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Témiscouata Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Témiscouata is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is located southeast of Rivière-du-Loup, bordering New Brunswick, and is centred on Lake Témiscouata. Its seat is Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.
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Témiscouata | |
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Coordinates: 47°41′N 68°53′W[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
Effective | January 1, 1982 |
County seat | Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Serge Pelletier |
Area | |
• Total | 4,025.80 km2 (1,554.37 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,904.03 km2 (1,507.35 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 19,574 |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
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• Dwellings | 10,778 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
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Major industries include forestry, agriculture and maple syrup products.