Rimouski

Rimouski
City
Ville de Rimouski
Skyline of Rimouski with the St. Lawrence River in the background
Flag Coat of arms Logo
Motto:  Legi patrum fidelis (Fidèles à la loi de nos pères)
Location within Rimouski-Neigette RCM
Rimouski Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°27′N 68°32′W / 48.45°N 68.53°W / 48.45; -68.53[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	Rimouski-Neigette
Constituted	January 1, 2002
Government [2]
• Mayor	Guy Caron
• Federal riding	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
• Prov. riding	Rimouski
Area [2][3]
• City	529.50 km2 (204.44 sq mi)
• Land	339.13 km2 (130.94 sq mi)
• Urban [3]	27.79 km2 (10.73 sq mi)
• Metro [4]	772.93 km2 (298.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• City	48,935
• Density	144.3/km2 (374/sq mi)
• Urban [3]	38,708 (75th)
• Urban density	1,392.7/km2 (3,607/sq mi)
• Metro [5]	53,944 (60th)
• Metro density	69.8/km2 (181/sq mi)
• Change 2016-2021	0.8%
• Dwellings	24,262
Demonym(s)	Rimouskois, Rimouskoise
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G5L to G5N
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-20	R-132 R-232
Geocode	24 10043
Website	www.ville.rimouski.qc.ca

Rimouski (/ˌrɪmˈuːski/ /ˌrɪmuːˈski/ rim-OO-skee RIM-oo-SKEE) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,664 (as of 2016).^[3] Rimouski is the site of Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), the Cégep de Rimouski (which includes the Institut maritime du Québec) and the Music Conservatory. It is also the home of some ocean sciences research centres (see below).