Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² (13,843.78 sq mi) and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan. The word Mauricie was coined by local priest and historian Albert Tessier and is based on the Saint-Maurice river which runs through the region on a North-South axis.
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Subdivisions
Regional County Municipalities
- Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Maskinongé Regional County Municipality, Quebec
- Mékinac Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Independent Cities
Independent Municipalities
Indian Reserves
- Coucoucache, Quebec
- Obedjiwan, Quebec
- Wemotaci, Quebec
Major Communities
- La Tuque
- Louiseville
- Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel
- Saint-Boniface
- Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
- Saint-Tite
- Shawinigan
- Trois-Rivières
References
See also
External links
- Portail de la Mauricie Official website
 Mauricie (04) |
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| Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories (*) | Mékinac · Shawinigan* · Trois-Rivières* · Les Chenaux · Maskinongé · La Tuque* |
| Major municipalities | Saint-Tite · Shawinigan · Trois-Rivières · Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel · Louiseville · La Tuque |
| Subdivisions of Region number | 01 · 02 · 03 · · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 |
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Montreal · Quebec · Laval · Gatineau · Longueuil · Sherbrooke · Saguenay · Lévis · Trois-Rivières |
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