Rimouski | |
---|---|
Ville de Rimouski | |
Motto: Legi patrum fidelis (Fidèles à la loi de nos pères) | |
Coordinates: 48°27′N 68°32′W / 48.45°N 68.53°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Rimouski-Neigette |
Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guy Caron |
• Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques |
• Prov. riding | Rimouski |
Area | |
• City | 529.50 km2 (204.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 339.13 km2 (130.94 sq mi) |
• Urban | 28.52 km2 (11.01 sq mi) |
• Metro | 772.93 km2 (298.43 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• City | 48,935 |
• Density | 144.3/km2 (374/sq mi) |
• Urban | 39,840 (75th) |
• Urban density | 1,396.9/km2 (3,618/sq mi) |
• Metro | 53,944 (60th) |
• Metro density | 69.8/km2 (181/sq mi) |
• Change 2016-2021 | 0.8% |
• Dwellings | 24,262 |
Demonym(s) | Rimouskois, Rimouskoise |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-20 | R-132 R-232 |
Geocode | 24 10043 |
Website | www |
Rimouski (/ˌrɪmˈuːski/ /ˌrɪmuːˈski/ rim-OO-skee RIM-oo-SKEE) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021).[3] Rimouski is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), the Cégep de Rimouski (which includes the Institut maritime du Québec) and the Music Conservatory. It is also the home of some ocean sciences research centres (see below).
toponymie
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).mamrot
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).