Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord

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Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord
Coordinates: 48°27′N70°54′W / 48.450°N 70.900°W / 48.450; -70.900 Coordinates: 48°27′N70°54′W / 48.450°N 70.900°W / 48.450; -70.900 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Area
[2]
  Land41,361.06 km2 (15,969.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total167,549
  Density4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
  Change
(2011–16)
Increase2.svg 1.4%
  Dwellings
81,769
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 418 and 581
[3]

Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord (Saguenay and its Fjord) is a census division (CD) of Quebec, with geographical code 94.

It consists of the Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality and the territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Saguenay (which is a city and also a census subdivision).

Prior to February 18, 2002, the separate municipalities that were amalgamated into the current city of Saguenay were all part of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality. The territory of the pre-2002 Le Fjord-du-Saguenay regional county municipality corresponded exactly to that of Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord census division.

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References

  1. Reference number 390357 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord, Census division [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. "(Code 2494) Census Profile". 2011 census . Statistics Canada. 2012.