Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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fr:Kamouraska (municipalité régionale de comté)
Kamouraska is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada. Regional County municipality seat is Saint-Pascal. The other main town is La Pocatière, Quebec.
The area is an important research, development and education centre for agriculture. Factories in the region produce metal products and public transportation equipment.
The name "Kamouraska" comes from an Algonquin word meaning "where rushes grow at the water's edge".
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 22,494
- % Change (1996-2001): -3.1
- Dwellings: 10,074
- Area (sq. km.): 2,242.75 km²
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 10.0
Communities
- La Pocatière
- Saint-Pascal
- Kamouraska
- Mont-Carmel
- Rivière-Ouelle
- Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
- Saint-André
- Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska
- Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant
- Saint-Pacôme
- Saint-Denis
- Saint-Germain
- Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska
- Saint-Onésime-d'Ixworth
- Saint-Philippe-de-Néri
- Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
- Sainte-Hélène
External link
- County web site (http://www.kamouraska.com/)