Baie-Obaoca, Quebec

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]

Baie-Obaoca
Unorganized territory
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Baie-Obaoca
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°31′N 74°18′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMMatawinie
ConstitutedMarch 13, 1986
Government
 • Federal ridingJoliette
 • Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
 • Total1,479.61 km2 (571.28 sq mi)
 • Land1,280.59 km2 (494.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 0.0%
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
HighwaysNo major routes

Toponymy

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

This unorganized territory covers an area of 1,278.22 square kilometres (493.52 sq mi).[7]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 149655 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 62918 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Baie-Obaoca census profile
  4. 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.
  5. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Toponymy: Bay Obaoca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Commission de toponymie du Québec - Toponymy:Bay Obaoca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Statistics Canada: Baie-Obaoca




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