Amqui
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Amqui (/ɒmkwiː/) is a town in eastern Quebec, Canada, at the base of the Gaspé peninsula in Bas-Saint-Laurent. Located at the confluence of the Humqui and Matapédia Rivers, it is the seat of La Matapédia Regional County Municipality. The main access road is Quebec Route 132.
Amqui | |
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Coordinates: 48°28′N 67°26′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | La Matapédia |
Settled | 1870s |
Constituted | January 16, 1991 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sylvie Blanchette |
• Federal riding | Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
Area | |
• Total | 126.80 km2 (48.96 sq mi) |
• Land | 120.02 km2 (46.34 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,999 |
• Density | 49.6/km2 (128/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 2.9% |
• Dwellings | 3,015 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area codes | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 R-195 |
Website | www |
The Mi'kmaq word amgoig, also written humqui, unkoui and ankwi, means "the place to have fun", "half wall" or "place of amusement and pleasure."[4] Another Mi'kmaq name for the area is Amkooĭk or Mkooögwĭk which aptly describes the area as "boggy."[5][6][7] One source postulates that its name comes from the swirling water at the junction of the Humqui and Matapédia rivers. However, the most plausible explanation appears to be more pragmatic: Amqui was formerly a place where Amerindians gathered for pow wows.[1][8]