Abitibi (regional county town)

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Municipalité régionale de comté
Abitibi
Country Canada
province Quebec
Administrative region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
main place Amos
Residents 24,942 (2011)
surface 7617.8 km²
Population density 3.3 inhabitants / km²
founding January 1, 1983
Location of the MRC Abitibi

Abitibi is a regional county municipality ( French municipalité régionale du comté, MRC ) in the Canadian province of Québec .

It is located in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue and consists of 19 subordinate administrative units (one city, twelve municipalities, three cantonal municipalities, a district and two municipality-free areas). The MRC was founded on January 1, 1983. The main town is Amos . The population is 24,942 and the area is 7617.8 km², which corresponds to a population density of 3.3 inhabitants per km².

structure

City (ville)

Municipality (municipalité)

Canton municipality (municipalité de canton)

Sprengel (municipalité de paroisse)

Unincorporated (territoire non organisé)

The Pikogan Indian reservation is also located on the territory of the MRC Abitibi , but it is managed autonomously and forms an enclave.

Adjacent MRC and comparable areas

Web links

Commons : Abitibi (regional county township)  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec: Abitibi