Baie-Obaoca,_Quebec
Baie-Obaoca, Quebec
Unorganized territory in Quebec, Canada
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]
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Baie-Obaoca | |
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Location within Matawinie RCM. | |
Coordinates: 47°31′N 74°18′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 0 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Highways | No major routes |
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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]
This unorganized territory covers an area of 1,278.22 square kilometres (493.52 sq mi).[7]
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149655". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 62918". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- 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.