La Mitis Regional County Municipality

La Mitis
Location of La Mitis
Coordinates: 48°32′N 68°05′W / 48.53°N 68.08°W / 48.53; -68.08[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatMont-Joli
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectMichel Côté
Area
 • Total2,538.80 km2 (980.24 sq mi)
 • Land2,281.25 km2 (880.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total18,210
 • Density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Change
2011–2016
Decrease 3.9%
 • Dwellings
9,692
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.lamitis.ca

La Mitis is a regional county municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. It is named for the Mitis River (The Mitis) which has its source in the region (at Lac Inférieur) and flows through the central part of the region before emptying into the Saint Lawrence River.

The county seat is in Mont-Joli.

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  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: La Mitis, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 18, 2019.