Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
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Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Magdalen Islands) is a municipality located in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, in Quebec, Canada.[6] The islands of the archipelago and the municipality are geographical and political versions of the same entity.
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Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Magdalen Island) | |
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Coordinates: 47°24′N 61°48′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | None |
Agglomeration | Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gaétan Richard (interim)[4] |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Area | |
• Total | 33,704.00 km2 (13,013.19 sq mi) |
• Land | 172.71 km2 (66.68 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[5] | |
• Total | 12,010 |
• Density | 69.5/km2 (180/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.3% |
• Dwellings | 6,223 |
Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-199 |
Website | www |
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It is located on the islands of the Magdalen Islands archipelago, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 250 km (160 mi) from Gaspé, 120 km (75 mi) from Prince Edward Island, 90 km (56 mi) from Cape Breton Island, and 150 km (93 mi) from Newfoundland.[7]