Mékinac Regional County Municipality
Mékinac (RCM) | |
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| Coordinates: 46°49′N 72°31′W / 46.817°N 72.517°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Tite |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Alain Vallée |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,554.90 km2 (2,144.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5,222.10 km2 (2,016.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 12,358 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 | 4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 8,324 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | Official web site |
Mékinac (French: [mekinak]) is a regional county municipality (RCM) of 5,607 km2 located in the administrative region of Mauricie, along the Saint-Maurice River, which also crosses the RCM from one end to the other, and the Matawin River, a tributary of the Saint-Maurice. Located in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Established in January 1982, the Mékinac RCM is made up of 10 or 11 municipalities depending on the source, Saint-Tite is the most populous city, four unorganized territories occupying two-thirds of its surface area.