Kamouraska Regional County Municipality

Kamouraska
Regional county municipality
Inselbergs in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska.
Inselbergs in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska.
Location of Kamouraska
Coordinates: 47°32′N 69°49′W / 47.533°N 69.817°W / 47.533; -69.817[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSaint-Pascal
Government
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 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectSylvain Roy
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
2,603.70 km2 (1,005.29 sq mi)
 • Land2,244.73 km2 (866.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
21,073
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Decrease 1.9%
 • Dwellings
10,645
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitemrckamouraska.com
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Kamouraska is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Saint-Pascal, but the largest town is La Pocatière.

The area is an important research, development and education centre for agriculture. Factories in the region produce metal products and public transportation equipment. One of the people instrumental in settling and developing this area was Pascal Taché, an early seigneur.

The name "Kamouraska" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge". [citation needed] [5]

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  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Kamouraska, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
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  5. ^ 'Kamouraska' comes from the Abenaki, ska moraskua, which means "birch bark here", "there is some white birch bark". This sort of birch bark is used for making canoes and wigwams.