Baie-Obaoca, Quebec

Baie-Obaoca
Unorganized territory

Location within Matawinie RCM.
Baie-Obaoca
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°31′N 74°18′W / 47.517°N 74.300°W / 47.517; -74.300Coordinates: 47°31′N 74°18′W / 47.517°N 74.300°W / 47.517; -74.300[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Lanaudière
RCM Matawinie
Constituted March 13, 1986
Government[2]
 • Federal riding Joliette
 • Prov. riding Berthier
Area[2][3]
 • Total 1,479.61 km2 (571.28 sq mi)
 • Land 1,280.59 km2 (494.44 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 0
 • Density 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Steady 0.0%
 • Dwellings 0
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Highways No major routes

Bay Obaoca is an unorganized territory forming part of the Matawinie Regional County Municipality which is part of the administrative region of Lanaudière, in Quebec, in Canada.[4]

Toponymy

His name was formalized on March 13, 1986 in the Bank of place names of Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Québec).[5] It takes its name from the Obaoca Bay, located north-west end of Kempt Lake (Matawinie).[6]

Geography

This unorganized territory covers an area of 1,278.22 square kilometres (493.52 sq mi).[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 149655 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 62918 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Baie-Obaoca census profile
  4. ↑ Government of Quebec. "Bay Obaoca". Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and land Occupancy. Municipal Directory.
  5. ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Toponymy: Bay Obaoca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Commission de toponymie du Québec - Toponymy:Bay Obaoca Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Statistics Canada: Baie-Obaoca




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