Matchi-Manitou, Quebec

Matchi-Manitou
Coordinates: 47°55′30″N 76°47′00″W / 47.925°N 76.7833333°W / 47.925; -76.7833333Coordinates: 47°55′30″N 76°47′00″W / 47.925°N 76.7833333°W / 47.925; -76.7833333
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Established	January 1, 1986
Government
- Type	Unorganized territory
Area[1]
- Total	309.65 km2 (119.6 sq mi)
- Land	164.62 km2 (63.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	0
- Density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

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.

Until July 6, 1996, Matchi-Manitou was a vast unorganized territory encompassing 16,760 square kilometres (6,470 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.

It is named after Matchi-Manitou Lake (48°01′N 77°03′W / 48.017°N 77.05°W / 48.017; -77.05), which used to be within its limits, but since 1996 is part of Senneterre and Val-d'Or.

Demographics

Population:^[3]

• Population in 2006: 0
• Population in 2001: 0
• Population in 1996: 241 (prior to reorganization)
• Population in 1991: 240

References

1. ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions
   Land area: Statistics Canada
2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census
3. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census

Western part

Eastern part