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Outaouais

This article is about the region of Quebec. For other uses, see Outaouais (disambiguation).
Outaouais
Administrative region
Coordinates: 45°47′N 75°05′W / 45.783°N 75.083°W / 45.783; -75.083
CountryCanada Canada
ProvinceQuebec Quebec
Regional County
Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent
Territories (ET)
4 RCM, 1 ET
Government
 • Regional conference of elected officersPaulette Lalande (President)
Area
[1]
 • Total
33,442 km2 (12,912 sq mi)
 • Land30,457.52 km2 (11,759.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
405,158
 • Density13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
DemonymOutaouaien(ne)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
J
Area code(s)819, 873
Websiteoutaouais.gouv.qc.ca
[2]

Outaouais (/uːtəweɪ/, French pronunciation: [utawɛ] ⓘ; also commonly called The Outaouais) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau, the municipality of Val-des-Monts, the municipality of Cantley and the Papineau region. Geographically, it is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite Canada's capital, Ottawa. It has a land area of 30,457.52 square kilometres (11,759.71 sq mi) [3] and its population was 405,158 inhabitants as of 2021.[3]

From 2017 to 2021, the Outaouais has a lower per capita disposable income than the rest of Quebec. It was $32,364 in 2021, compared to $34,180 in Quebec overall. In 2021, the unfavourable margin remained stable at 5.3%.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census Outaouais [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference QuebecStat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Occupation du territoire". Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. ^ "Conditions de vie". Ministère de l'Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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