Mauricie

Mauricie (French pronunciation: [mɔʁisi]) is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a population of 266,112 residents as of the 2016 Census.^[1] Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan.

Country Canada

Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)

3 RCM, 3 ET

• Les Chenaux
• Maskinongé
• Mékinac Regional County Municipality
• La Tuque (ET)
• Shawinigan (ET)
• Trois-Rivières (ET)

TimezoneUTC-5 (EST)

Postal code

G

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Mauricie
Administrative region
Coordinates: 47°00′N 73°00′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)	3 RCM, 3 ET Les Chenaux Maskinongé Mékinac Regional County Municipality La Tuque (ET) Shawinigan (ET) Trois-Rivières (ET)
Government
• Table des élus de la Mauricie (Regional conference of elected officers)	Gérard Bruneau (President)
Area [1]
• Land	35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	266,112
• Density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	1.0%
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code	G
Area code	819, 873
Website	www.mauricie.gouv.qc.ca

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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.

Mauricie administrative region was created on August 20, 1997 from the split of Mauricie–Bois-Francs administrative region into Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec.^[2] However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this.