Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Country	Canada
province	Quebec
Administrative headquarters	Rouyn-Noranda
Residents	146,419 (2011)
surface	57,339.2 km²
Population density	2.6 inhabitants / km²

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

It is further divided into four regional county municipalities ( French municipalités régionales de comté ) and 79 municipalities, reserves and unincorporated areas. The administration is based in Rouyn-Noranda .

The population is 146,419 (2011), the land area 57,339.2 km², which corresponds to a population density of 2.6 inhabitants per km². 97.7% of the population speak French and 2.1% speak English as their main language.

Abitibi-Témiscamingue is bordered by the province of Ontario to the west, the Outaouais region to the south, and Mauricie to the east . To the north lies Nord-du-Québec , with the border running along the 49th parallel.

structure

Regional county municipalities (MRC, municipalité régional du comté):

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

Community outside an MRC:

• Rouyn-Noranda

Reserves outside an MRC:

• Kebaowek
• Kitcisakik
• Lac-Simon
• Picogan
• Timiskaming
• Winneway

Web links

Commons : Abitibi-Témiscamingue  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region
• Statistical data ( Memento of May 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
• Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Commission de toponymie du Quebec