- Outaouais (region)
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Outaouais (French pronunciation: [utawɛ]) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the cities of Gatineau (Hull, Aylmer), the Pontiac region, and the town of Maniwaki, and is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite Canada's capital, Ottawa. It has a land area of 30,760.05 km² (11,876.52 sq mi) and a 2006 census population of 341,096 inhabitants.
It is currently known as one of the most bilingual regions in the province of Quebec.
Subdivisions
- Regional County Municipalities
- Independent city
- First Nations Reserves
- Kitigan Zibi
- Lac-Rapide
Major communities
- La Pêche
- Maniwaki
- Municipality of Pontiac
- Saint-André-Avellin
- Shawville
- Thurso
- Val-des-Monts
- Wakefield
External links
- Portail régional de l'Outaouais Official website (French)
- Répertoire des clubs de golf de la région de l'Outaouais (French)
Administrative divisions of Outaouais (Region 07) Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territoriesMunicipalities Thurso · Gatineau · Val-des-Monts · Cantley · Chelsea · Pontiac · La Pêche · Gracefield · Maniwaki
Administrative divisions of Quebec Subdivisions Communities Major cities Montreal · Quebec · Laval · Gatineau · Longueuil · Sherbrooke · Saguenay · Lévis · Trois-Rivières
Regions Abitibi-Témiscamingue · Bas-Saint-Laurent · Capitale-Nationale · Centre-du-Québec · Chaudière-Appalaches · Côte-Nord · Estrie · Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine · Laval · Lanaudière · Laurentides · Mauricie · Montérégie · Montréal · Nord-du-Québec · Outaouais · Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Coordinates: 45°47′8″N 75°5′21″W / 45.78556°N 75.08917°W
Categories:- Outaouais
- Quebec geography stubs
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