Outaouais

Outaouais is an administrative region (French région administrative ) in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec.

It is further classified into four regional county municipalities ( municipalites Clarisse de comté ) and 75 municipalities, Reserves, and unincorporated areas divided. Seat of administration is Gatineau.

The population is 368 181 (2011), the land area of ​​30,503.8 km ², which corresponds to a population density of 12.5 inhabitants per km ². 83.5 % of residents speak French and 14.8% English as the main language.

In the north Outaouais borders the region Abitibi- Témiscamingue, on the northeast by Mauricie, to the east Laurentian, to the south by the province of Ontario.

Completely within the region is the Gatineau Park.

Structure

Regional county municipalities ( MRC):

  • La Vallée- de -la- Gatineau
  • Les Collines -de- l'Outaouais
  • Papineau
  • Pontiac

Community outside of the MRC:

  • Gatineau

Reserve outside a MRC:

  • Lac- Rapide
  • Kitigan Zibi
Administrative centre Regional county municipality Laurentides Gatineau-Park Papineau Regional County Municipality Pontiac Regional County Municipality Bas-Saint-Laurent Capitale-Nationale Urban agglomeration of Montreal
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