Jamésie
Jamésie is a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Nord-du-Québec, Canada.
Its geographical code is 991[1] and together with Kativik TE and Eeyou Istchee TE it forms the administrative région and census division (CD) of Nord-du-Québec
It is located to the east of James Bay, after which the territory is named. It has a land area of 283,955 km2 (109,636 sq mi), or larger than the U.S. state of Arizona) and a 2016 population of 13,941 inhabitants. (The original 2006 census land area was reduced by about 1.74 percent and the population was reduced by 47.25 percent by the creation and departure of the Eeyou Istchee communities in 2007). Chibougamau is the largest community in both Jamésie TE and Nord-du-Québec.
Under the terms of the Agreement on Governance in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory of July 24, 2012, the municipality of Baie-James within Jamésie ceased to exist and was replaced by the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory, which is jointly governed and managed by the Cree of Eeyou Istchee TE and the non-Cree of Jamésie TE.[2]
Subdivisions
The TE of Jamésie consists of:
- the municipality (M) of Eeyou Istchee James Bay Territory; and
- enclaved within it, the cities (V) of
- Lebel-sur-Quévillon
- Matagami
- Chapais
- Chibougamau
References
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^ "The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) > Signing of an agreement between the Government of Québec and the Cree Nation". Gcc.ca. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
Nord-du-Québec Census Division, Quebec Statistics Canada
Database of the geographical code of Quebec.- Regional maps of municipal and RCM/TE boundaries from the Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions
- Map of Baie-James / Jamésie
External links
- Website of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government
- Grand Council of the Crees
- Cree Tourism
Coordinates: 52°00′N 74°45′W / 52.000°N 74.750°W / 52.000; -74.750
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