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Outaouais (region)

Outaouais
Administrative region
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Coordinates: 45°47′N 75°05′W / 45.783°N 75.083°W / 45.783; -75.083Coordinates: 45°47′N 75°05′W / 45.783°N 75.083°W / 45.783; -75.083
Country Canada Canada
Province Quebec Quebec
Regional County
Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent
Territories (ET)
Government
 • Regional conference of elected officers Paulette Lalande (President)
Area
 • Land 30,504 km2 (11,778 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 368,181
 • Density 12.1/km2 (31/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Outaouaien(ne)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code J
Area code 819
Website outaouais.gouv.qc.ca

Outaouais (French pronunciation: ​[utawɛ]); (English pronunciation: /uːtəweɪ/; also commonly called The Outaouais) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau (Hull, Aylmer, Gatineau, Masson-Angers, Buckingham), the Pontiac region, and the town of Maniwaki, and is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite Canada's capital, Ottawa. It has a land area of 30,760.05 square kilometres (11,876.52 sq mi) and a 2011 census population of 372,000 inhabitants.


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