Rimouski
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Rimouski (/ˌrɪmˈuːski/ /ˌrɪmuːˈski/ rim-OO-skee RIM-oo-SKEE) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,664 (as of 2016).[3] Rimouski is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), the Cégep de Rimouski (which includes the Institut maritime du Québec) and the Music Conservatory. It is also the home of some ocean sciences research centres (see below).
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Rimouski | |
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Ville de Rimouski | |
Motto: Legi patrum fidelis (Fidèles à la loi de nos pères) | |
Coordinates: 48°27′N 68°32′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Rimouski-Neigette |
Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guy Caron |
• Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques |
• Prov. riding | Rimouski |
Area | |
• City | 529.50 km2 (204.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 339.64 km2 (131.14 sq mi) |
• Urban | 23.24 km2 (8.97 sq mi) |
• Metro | 631.22 km2 (243.72 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• City | 48,664 |
• Density | 143.3/km2 (371/sq mi) |
• Urban | 36,942 |
• Urban density | 1,589.6/km2 (4,117/sq mi) |
• Metro | 55,349 (59th) |
• Metro density | 61.8/km2 (160/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 3.8% |
• Dwellings | 24,262 |
Demonym(s) | Rimouskois, Rimouskoise |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-20 | R-132 R-232 |
Geocode | 24 10043 |
Website | www |
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