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Amqui (2006 Population 6,261; UA population 4,519) is a town in eastern Quebec at the base of the Gaspé peninsula. Located on the Matapédia River, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. Amqui will become the first town in Quebec to ban single-use plastic bags, effective the spring of 2008.
The central community of Amqui, excluding the smaller communities within its municipal boundaries, is a designated place in Canadian census data.
[edit] Communities
[edit] Municipal council
- Mayor: Gaëtan Ruest
- Councillors: Germain Boulianne, Normand Boulianne, Jean-François Guay, Jocelyn Lévesque, Jacques Pelletier, Monique Vermette-Leclerc
[edit] Demographics
According to the Canada 2006 Census[1]:
| • Population: |
6,261 (-3.3% from 2001) |
| • Land area: |
120.81 km² (46.65 sq mi) |
| • Population density: |
51.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (134 /sq mi) |
| • National population rank (Out of 5,008): |
Ranked 579th |
| • Median age: |
N/A (males: N/A, females: N/A) |
| • Total private dwellings: |
2,836 |
| • Dwellings occupied by permanent residents: |
2,690 |
| • Mean household income: |
$N/A |
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- N/A = Not available
[edit] References
Coordinates: 48°28′N 67°26′W / 48.467, -67.433
