Matchi-Manitou is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality.
Matchi-Manitou | |
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 Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM | |
  Matchi-Manitou Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′N 77°03′W / 48.017°N 77.050°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-l'Or |
| Constituted | January 1, 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James— Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Est |
| Area | |
• Total | 164.58 km2 (63.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 164.77 km2 (63.62 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2006-21) |  0.0% |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Highways | No major routes |
Until July 6, 1996, Matchi-Manitou was a vast unorganized territory encompassing a land area of 16,760 km2 (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°00′45″N 77°02′56″W / 48.01250°N 77.04889°W),[4] which used to be within its limits, but since 1996 is part of Senneterre and Val-d'Or. Its name is taken from both the Cree and Innu languages and means "evil spirit".[5]
Demographics
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References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149855". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 89902". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Matchi-Manitou (Code 2489902) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Lac Matchi-Manitou". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ "Lac Matchi-Manitou" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
- ^ 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census