Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality is characterized by the absence of road connections between the villages that are spread out along its 375 kilometres (233 mi) shoreline of the gulf. Except for Blanc-Sablon, all communities are only accessible by boat or plane, although Quebec Route 138 is being planned to extend all along the coast. Since the early 1990s, the region's commercial fishing industry has seen a steep decline, but a tourism industry is being developed to promote hunting and fishing outfitters, among other activities.[1]
There are a number of large rivers that flow in a generally north-south direction through Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent to enter the Gulf. Near the coast the river basins tend to narrow in towards the river mouth, and between their mouths are areas that drain into the Gulf through smaller streams. From west to east, the larger river basins, which may cover parts of Labrador or Minganie, are:[7]
^ ab"Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent (Municipalité régionale de comté)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
^ abc"Geographic code 982 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ abc"Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality (Code 2498) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^Audrée Soucy (July 2010), (PDF), Modifications aux municipalités du Québec, Québec: Institut de la statistique du Québec, ISSN 1715-6408, archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2011, retrieved 2010-09-17
^Portrait préliminaire de la zone de gestion intégrée de l'eau par bassin versant Duplessis(PDF) (in French), OBV Duplessis, April 2015, p. 20, retrieved 2019-09-29
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Le Golfe du Saint Laurent is a regional county municipality in the Cote Nord region of far eastern Quebec Canada It includes all communities along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence between the Natashquan River and the Newfoundland and Labrador border Le Golfe du Saint LaurentRegional county municipalityCoordinates 50 29 N 59 37 W 50 483 N 59 617 W 50 483 59 617 1 Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionCote NordEffectiveJuly 7 2010County seatCote Nord du Golfe du Saint LaurentGovernment 2 TypePrefecture PrefectBryce Douglas FequetArea 2 3 4 Total65 148 50 km2 25 153 98 sq mi Land43 340 96 km2 16 734 04 sq mi Population 2011 3 4 Total5 126 Density0 1 km2 0 3 sq mi Pop 2006 20116 9 Dwellings2 165Area code s 418 and 581It has an area of 65 148 50 square kilometres 25 153 98 sq mi according to Quebec s Ministere des Affaires municipales des Regions et de l Occupation du territoire which includes coastal lake and river water territory and also disputed land within Labrador or a land area of 43 340 96 square kilometres 16 734 04 sq mi according to Statistics Canada The population from the Canada 2011 Census was 5126 4 Le Golfe du Saint Laurent and the neighbouring Minganie Regional County Municipality are grouped into the single census division of Minganie Le Golfe du Saint Laurent known as Minganie Basse Cote Nord before 2010 The combined population at the Canada 2011 Census was 11 708 3 Le Golfe du Saint Laurent Regional County Municipality was created in July 2010 replacing Basse Cote Nord which was a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality It is territorially much larger than Basse Cote Nord was because at the time of its creation it received the uninhabited Petit Mecatina unorganized territory in a transfer from Minganie Regional County Municipality 5 Le Golfe du Saint Laurent Regional County Municipality is characterized by the absence of road connections between the villages that are spread out along its 375 kilometres 233 mi shoreline of the gulf Except for Blanc Sablon all communities are only accessible by boat or plane although Quebec Route 138 is being planned to extend all along the coast Since the early 1990s the region s commercial fishing industry has seen a steep decline but a tourism industry is being developed to promote hunting and fishing outfitters among other activities 1 Contents 1 Subdivisions 2 Transportation 2 1 Access Routes 3 River basins 4 See also 5 ReferencesSubdivisions EditThere are 6 subdivisions and one native reserve within the RCM 2 MunicipalitiesBlanc Sablon Blanc Sablon Lourdes de Blanc Sablon and Brador Bonne Esperance Riviere Saint Paul Middle Bay and Vieux Fort Cote Nord du Golfe du Saint Laurent Chevery Kegashka Harrington Harbour and Tete a la Baleine Gros Mecatina La Tabatiere and Mutton Bay Saint AugustinIncludes Indian settlement of Pakuashipi 98802 Unorganized territoriesPetit Mecatina Native Reserves not associated with RCM La RomaineTransportation EditAccess Routes Edit Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality including external routes that start or finish at the county border 6 Autoroutes None Principal Highways nbsp R 138 Secondary Highways None External Routes nbsp Route 510River basins EditThere are a number of large rivers that flow in a generally north south direction through Le Golfe du Saint Laurent to enter the Gulf Near the coast the river basins tend to narrow in towards the river mouth and between their mouths are areas that drain into the Gulf through smaller streams From west to east the larger river basins which may cover parts of Labrador or Minganie are 7 River Basin size Mouth coordinates Map linkkm2 sq mileKegaska 721 278 50 10 45 N 61 21 11 W 50 1791667 N 61 3530556 W 50 1791667 61 3530556 EKVRFMusquaro 3 638 1 405 50 12 29 N 61 03 41 W 50 2080556 N 61 0613889 W 50 2080556 61 0613889 EHJBLMusquanousse 338 131 50 12 40 N 60 57 46 W 50 2111111 N 60 9627778 W 50 2111111 60 9627778 EHJBEWashicoutai 1 558 602 50 15 02 N 60 48 52 W 50 2505556 N 60 8144444 W 50 2505556 60 8144444 EIMJYOlomane 5 426 2 095 50 14 00 N 60 38 20 W 50 2333333 N 60 6388889 W 50 2333333 60 6388889 EHLXLCoacoachou 408 158 50 16 39 N 60 17 40 W 50 2775 N 60 2944444 W 50 2775 60 2944444 EFYLSEtamamiou 3 014 1 164 50 16 51 N 59 58 44 W 50 2808333 N 59 9788889 W 50 2808333 59 9788889 EGHQJNetagamiou 229 88 50 28 10 N 59 36 26 W 50 4694444 N 59 6072222 W 50 4694444 59 6072222 EHJYJLittle Mecatina 19 590 7 560 50 39 24 N 59 25 46 W 50 6566667 N 59 4294444 W 50 6566667 59 4294444 EHPVVGros Mecatina 1 054 407 50 46 06 N 59 05 40 W 50 7683333 N 59 0944444 W 50 7683333 59 0944444 EGOUHVeco 1 029 397 50 59 53 N 58 58 53 W 50 9980556 N 58 9813889 W 50 9980556 58 9813889 EIKORKecarpoui 696 269 51 03 43 N 58 50 02 W 51 0619444 N 58 8338889 W 51 0619444 58 8338889 EGVDLSaint Augustin 9 892 3 819 51 13 04 N 58 38 08 W 51 2177778 N 58 6355556 W 51 2177778 58 6355556 EHYVQCoxipi 1 672 646 51 18 16 N 58 28 51 W 51 3044444 N 58 4808333 W 51 3044444 58 4808333 EGAGWChecatica 193 75 51 23 13 N 58 16 47 W 51 3869444 N 58 2797222 W 51 3869444 58 2797222 EFWRJNapetipi 1 262 487 51 20 19 N 58 07 52 W 51 3386111 N 58 1311111 W 51 3386111 58 1311111 EHJJPSaint Paul 7 158 2 764 51 28 10 N 57 42 05 W 51 4694444 N 57 7013889 W 51 4694444 57 7013889 EIASDBelles Amours 304 117 51 28 55 N 57 27 23 W 51 4819444 N 57 4563889 W 51 4819444 57 4563889 EFMPJBrador 206 80 51 30 18 N 57 14 50 W 51 505 N 57 2472222 W 51 505 57 2472222 EFQKISee also EditList of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in QuebecReferences Edit a b Le Golfe du Saint Laurent Municipalite regionale de comte in French Commission de toponymie du Quebec Retrieved 2010 10 10 a b c Geographic code 982 in the official Repertoire des municipalites www mamh gouv qc ca in French Ministere des Affaires municipales et de l Habitation a b c Le Golfe du Saint Laurent Regional County Municipality Code 2498 Census Profile 2011 census Government of Canada Statistics Canada a b c Derived indirectly from Minganie Le Golfe du Saint Laurent census division Hierarchy data by summing up data for Blanc Sablon Bonne Esperance Cote Nord du Golfe du Saint Laurent Gros Mecatina La Romaine Pakuashipi Petit Mecatina and Saint Augustin census subdivisions Audree Soucy July 2010 Municipalite regionale de comte MRC PDF Modifications aux municipalites du Quebec Quebec Institut de la statistique du Quebec ISSN 1715 6408 archived from the original PDF on June 12 2011 retrieved 2010 09 17 Official Transport Quebec Road Map Portrait preliminaire de la zone de gestion integree de l eau par bassin versant Duplessis PDF in French OBV Duplessis April 2015 p 20 retrieved 2019 09 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Le Golfe du Saint Laurent Regional County Municipality amp oldid 1105159424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
