Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Abitibi- Témiscamingue is an administrative region (French région administrative ) in the western Canadian province of Quebec.

It is further classified into four regional county municipalities ( municipalites Clarisse de comté ) and 79 municipalities, Reserves, and unincorporated areas divided. Seat of administration is Rouyn -Noranda.

The population is 146 419 (2011), the land area of ​​57,339.2 km ², which corresponds to a population density of 2.6 inhabitants per km ². 97.7 % of residents speak French and 2.1% English as the main language.

In the West, Abitibi- Témiscamingue borders the province of Ontario, on the south by the Outaouais region, to the east by Mauricie. To the north lies the North -du -Québec, which here is the boundary along the 49th parallel.

Structure

Regional county municipalities ( MRC):

  • Abitibi
  • Abitibi -Ouest
  • La Vallée- de - l'Or
  • Témiscamingue

Community outside of the MRC:

  • Rouyn -Noranda

Reserves outside a MRC:

  • Kebaowek
  • Kitcisakik
  • Lac- Simon
  • Pikogan
  • Timiskaming
  • Winneway
Administrative centre Regional county municipality Abitibi Regional County Municipality Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality Bas-Saint-Laurent Capitale-Nationale Laurentides Urban agglomeration of Montreal
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