La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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La Mitis is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. Its seat is in Mont-Joli which is on the Saint Lawrence River. La Mitis 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 St. Lawrence. La Mitis is part of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 19,326
- % Change (1996-2001): -4.1
- Dwellings: 9,437
- Area (sq. km.): 2,279.18 km²
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 8.5