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Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality

Abitibi-Ouest
Regional county municipality
Location of Abitibi-Ouest
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W / 48.750°N 79.167°W / 48.750; -79.167Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°10′W / 48.750°N 79.167°W / 48.750; -79.167
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat La Sarre
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Daniel Rancourt
Area
 • Total 3,563.10 km2 (1,375.72 sq mi)
 • Land 3,337.51 km2 (1,288.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 21,003
 • Density 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.0%
 • Dwellings 9,698
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrc.ao.ca

Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality (Abitibi West) is a regional county municipality located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its seat is La Sarre.

There are 23 subdivisions within the RCM:

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:

Parc national d'Aiguebelle


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