Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

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Abitibi Regional County Municipality is located in Northwestern Quebec. The Regional County Municipality Seat is Amos.

Contents 1 Communities 2 Highways 3 Protected Areas 4 Attractions and Other Areas 5 Demographics 6 Surrounding Counties

[edit] Communities

Main article: Communities of Abitibi

[edit] Highways

Highways that run through Abitibi are as follows:

• Primary Highways: 109, 111
• Secondary Highways: 386, 395, 397, 399

[edit] Protected Areas

• Parc national d'Aiguebelle

[edit] Attractions and Other Areas

• Alphonse-Normadin Covered Bridge [1950] (Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire)
• Amos Airport (Trecesson)
• Exposition de la Maison de la culture Centre (Amos)
• Garde Dispensary (La Corne)
• Grazie Gadens (La Motte)
• l'Arche-de-Noe Covered Bridge [1937] (Rochebaucourt)
• l'Harricana Ferme d'autruches Slope (Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana)
• l'Original Covered Bridge [1942] (Rochebaucourt)
• Mont-Video (Barraute)
• Pageau Refuge (Amos)
• Poste Museum (Saint-Marc-de-Figuery)

[edit] Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)
Population: 24,613
Population Change (1996-2001) -2.6
Dwellings: 9,998
Area (km²): 7,673.53
Population Density (per km²): 3.2
National Rank in terms of population: 192nd
Provincial Rank in terms of population: 59th

[edit] Surrounding Counties

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Jamésie Territory, Quebec
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08)
Rouyn-Noranda City | Abitibi | Abitibi-Ouest | Témiscamingue | Vallée-de-l'Or Neighbouring regions: Mauricie | Outaouais | Nord-du-Québec