Abitibi Regional County Municipality

For other uses, see Abitibi (disambiguation).
Abitibi
Regional county municipality
Location of Abitibi
Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°00′W / 48.567°N 78.000°W / 48.567; -78.000[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1983
County seatAmos
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectJacques Riopel
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
7,862.70 km2 (3,035.81 sq mi)
 • Land7,677.01 km2 (2,964.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total
24,639
 • Density3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 1.2%
 • Dwellings
11,374
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Websitewww.mrcabitibi.qc.ca
[4]

Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 880". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Abitibi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Abitibi Regional County Municipality (Code 2488) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.