Outaouais | |
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Coordinates: 45°47′N 75°05′W / 45.783°N 75.083°W | |
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Province | ![]() |
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET) | |
Government | |
• Regional conference of elected officers | Paulette Lalande (President) |
Area | |
• Total | 33,442 km2 (12,912 sq mi) |
• Land | 30,457.52 km2 (11,759.71 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 405,158 |
• Density | 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Demonym | Outaouaien(ne) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal code | |
Area code(s) | 819, 873 |
Website | outaouais.gouv.qc.ca |
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Outaouais (/uːtəweɪ/, French pronunciation: [utawɛ]; also commonly called The Outaouais) is a region of western Quebec, Canada. It includes the city of Gatineau, the municipality of Val-des-Monts, the municipality of Cantley and the Papineau region. Geographically, it is located on the north side of the Ottawa River opposite Canada's capital, Ottawa. It has a land area of 30,457.52 square kilometres (11,759.71 sq mi) [3] and its population was 405,158 inhabitants as of 2021.[3]
From 2017 to 2021, the Outaouais has a lower per capita disposable income than the rest of Quebec.
It was $32,364 in 2021, compared to $34,180 in Quebec overall.
In 2021, the unfavourable margin remained stable at 5.3%.[4]
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