Matchi-Manitou, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Matchi-Manitou is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue
region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
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Until July 6, 1996, Matchi-Manitou was a vast unorganized territory encompassing 16760 square kilometres (6,471.1 sq mi). On that day, most of it was added to the City of Senneterre
and a smaller portion to the City of Val-d'Or. It retained only two small non-contiguous areas, of which its eastern part is a section of land straddling both banks of the Chochocouane River and mostly part of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
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It is named after Matchi-Manitou Lake (48°01′N 77°03′W), which used to be within its limits, but since 1996 is part of Senneterre and Val-d'Or.
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied...
region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Vallée-de-l'Or is a Regional County Municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its Gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River valleys...
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Until July 6, 1996, Matchi-Manitou was a vast unorganized territory encompassing 16760 square kilometres (6,471.1 sq mi). On that day, most of it was added to the City of Senneterre
Senneterre, Quebec
Senneterre is a town in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. It is in the Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The town's territory includes a vast undeveloped area stretching from the Bell River to the Mauricie region...
and a smaller portion to the City of Val-d'Or. It retained only two small non-contiguous areas, of which its eastern part is a section of land straddling both banks of the Chochocouane River and mostly part of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
La Vérendrye wildlife reserve is one of the largest reserves in the province of Quebec, Canada, covering 12,589 square kilometres of contiguous land and lake area . It is named after Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, a French-Canadian explorer...
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It is named after Matchi-Manitou Lake (48°01′N 77°03′W), which used to be within its limits, but since 1996 is part of Senneterre and Val-d'Or.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 0
- Population in 2001: 0
- Population in 1996: 241 (prior to reorganization)
- Population in 1991: 240