Baie-Obaoca, Quebec
Baie-Obaoca | |
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 Location within Matawinie RCM. | |
  Baie-Obaoca Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′N 74°18′W / 47.517°N 74.300°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | Matawinie |
| Constituted | March 13, 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Joliette |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,479.61 km2 (571.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,280.59 km2 (494.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  0.0% |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Highways | No major routes |
Bay Obaoca is an unorganized territory forming part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality which is part of the administrative region of Lanaudière, in Quebec, in Canada.[4]
Toponymy
[edit]His name was formalized on March 13, 1986 in the Bank of place names of Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec).[5] It takes its name from the Obaoca Bay, located north-west end of Kempt Lake (Matawinie).[6]
Geography
[edit]This unorganized territory covers an area of 1,278.22 square kilometres (493.52 sq mi).[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149655". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62918". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Baie-Obaoca census profile
- ^ Government of Quebec. "Bay Obaoca". Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and land Occupancy. Municipal Directory. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Toponymy: Bay Obaoca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Toponymy:Bay Obaoca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Statistics Canada: Baie-Obaoca
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