Côte-Nord
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Côte-Nord (French pronunciation: [kot nɔʁ], Canadian French: [kou̯t nɑɔ̯ʁ]; lit. 'North Coast') is a region of 247,655.33 square kilometres (95,620.26 sq mi), the second-largest administrative region (by land area) in Québec Province, Canada, behind Nord-du-Québec. It covers much of the northern shore of the Saint Lawrence River estuary and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence past Tadoussac.
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Côte-Nord | |
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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 | www.cotenord.gouv.qc.ca |
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While most of the region is in the same time zone as the rest of Quebec, the far eastern portion east of the 63rd meridian, excluding the Minganie Regional County Municipality, is officially in the Atlantic Time Zone and does not observe daylight saving time.[4]