Petit-Mécatina, Quebec

Petit-Mécatina is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada, part of Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality. It was formerly part of the Minganie Regional County Municipality, but transferred to the current MRC in July 2010.[4]

Petit-Mécatina
Unorganized territory
Location within Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM.
Petit-Mécatina
Location in Côte-Nord Region of Quebec.
Coordinates: 51°30′N 60°00′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMLe Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • Fed. ridingManicouagan
 • Prov. ridingDuplessis
Area
 • Total57,056.10 km2 (22,029.48 sq mi)
 • Land37,537.71 km2 (14,493.39 sq mi)
 Total area includes
disputed land within Labrador
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 N/A
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
HighwaysNo major routes

It is named after the Petit Mécatina River that bisects the territory from north to south and empties in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence just west of Petit Mécatina Island. The 545 kilometres (339 mi) river forms east of Lake Aticonac just south of the boundary between the Atlantic and Saint Lawrence watersheds, that is also the disputed boundary between Quebec and Labrador. Mécatina comes from the Innu word makatinau and means "large mountain".[5]

As part of the Labrador boundary dispute, the official borders of Petit-Mécatina as claimed by Quebec include part of the territory of Labrador.

Demographics

The region has been completely uninhabited since at least 1991.[6]

Population
Canada census – Petit-Mécatina, Quebec community profile
2011 2006
Population: 0 (0.0% from 2006) 0 (0.0% from 2001)
Land area: 37,537.71 km2 (14,493.39 sq mi) 37,537.73 km2 (14,493.40 sq mi)
Population density: 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Median age: N/A (M: , F: ) N/A (M: , F: )
Total private dwellings: 0 0
Median household income: $.N/A $.N/A
References: 2011[3] 2006[7] earlier[8]
Historical Census Data - Petit-Mécatina, Quebec[6]
YearPop.
1996 0
YearPop.
2001 0
YearPop.
2006 0
YearPop.
2011 0

See also

References
  1. Reference number 149751 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Petit-Mécatina Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  4. Audrée Soucy (July 2010), "Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC)" (PDF), Modifications aux municipalités du Québec, Québec: Institut de la statistique du Québec, ISSN 1715-6408, archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-12, retrieved 2010-09-17
  5. "Rivière du Petit Mécatina" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.



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