Amos, Quebec

Amos
Skyline of Amos and the Harricana River
Skyline of Amos and the Harricana River
Official seal of Amos
Coat of arms of Amos
Location within Abitibi RCM
Location within Abitibi RCM
Amos is located in Western Quebec
Amos
Amos
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°07′W / 48.567°N 78.117°W / 48.567; -78.117[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi
Settled1910
ConstitutedJanuary 17, 1987
Government
 • MayorSébastien D'Astous
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total437.38 km2 (168.87 sq mi)
 • Land429.04 km2 (165.65 sq mi)
 • Urban8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
 • Metro2,298.16 km2 (887.32 sq mi)
Elevation310.00 m (1,017.06 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total12,675
 • Density29.5/km2 (76/sq mi)
 • Urban9,281
 • Urban density1,101.2/km2 (2,852/sq mi)
 • Metro18,873
 • Metro density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 1.2%
 • Dwellings
6,051
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-109 R-111 R-395
Websitewww.amos.quebec Edit this at Wikidata

Amos is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Harricana River. It is the seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality.

Amos is the main town on the Harricana River, and the smallest of the three primary towns — after Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or — in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The smaller communities of Lac-Gauvin and Saint-Maurice-de-Dalquier are also within the municipal boundaries of Amos.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Amos". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: ABITIBI--TÉMISCAMINGUE (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census Amos, Ville [Census subdivision], Quebec and Abitibi, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. April 6, 2021. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Amos (Population centre) census profile". 2016 Census data. Statistics Canada. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ^ a b "Amos (Census agglomeration) census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-06. The census agglomeration consists of Amos, Berry, Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire, Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier, Saint-Marc-de-Figuery, Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville, Trécesson and Pikogan.
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