Lanaudière

Lanaudière
Coordinates: 46°46′N 73°50′W / 46.767°N 73.833°W / 46.767; -73.833
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Regional County
Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent
Territories (ET)
Government
  Table des préfets de Lanaudière (Regional conference of elected officers)Gaétan Morin (President)
Area
  Land12,423.38 km2 (4,796.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
494,796
  Density39.8/km2 (103/sq mi)
  Change
2011-2016
4.9%
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
Area code450, 579
Websitewww.lanaudiere.gouv.qc.ca

Lanaudière (French pronunciation: [lanodjɛʁ], locally [lanod͡zjaɛ̯ʁ]) is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population (2016 Census) of 494,796 inhabitants, an increase of 4.9% over the 2011 census.