Mauricie

Administrative region in Quebec, CanadaMauricieAdministrative regionCoordinates: 47°00′N 73°00′W / 47.000°N 73.000°W / 47.000; -73.000Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET) 3 RCM, 3 ET Les ChenauxMaskinongéMékinac Regional County MunicipalityLa Tuque (ET)Shawinigan (ET)Trois-Rivières (ET) Government • Table des élus de la Mauricie (Regional conference of elected officers)Gérard Bruneau (President)Area • Land35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi)Population (2016) • Total266,112 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) • Change 2011-2016 1.0%Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Postal codeGArea code819, 873Websitewww.mauricie.gouv.qc.ca 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. 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. Mauricie administrative region was created on August 20, 1997 from the split of Mauricie–Bois-Francs administrative region into Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec. However, the concept of Mauricie as a traditional region long predates this.