Amqui (/ɒmkwiː/; French: [amkwi] ⓘ) is a town in eastern Quebec, Canada, at the base of the Gaspé peninsula in Bas-Saint-Laurent.

However, the most plausible explanation appears to be more pragmatic: Amqui was formerly a place where Amerindians gathered for pow wows.

[10][11][12] Amqui is located to the south of the Saint Lawrence River in the Matapédia Valley, which was formed by the Chic-Choc Mountains.

[citation needed] The region is characterized by gentle slopes through which the Matapédia river snakes from the northwest to the southeast.

The city borders Saint-Vianney and Saint-Tharcisius to the north, Saint-Alexandre-des-Lacs to the east, Lac-au-Saumon and Saint-Léon-le-Grand to the south, as well as Sainte-Irène and Val-Brillant to the west.

[13] Being surrounded by the Chic-Chocs creates unique climatic conditions in the region: a long and snowy winter and a hot and humid summer.

[citation needed] Members of the city council are elected every four years on the first Sunday of November and are conducted electronically.

The two-storey Amqui railway station built in 1904, is served by Via Rail's Ocean, and Montreal – Gaspé trains (to 2013 when the latter service was suspended).

Amqui depended on the railway to transport their agricultural products and finished parts made of wood.