Matchi-Manitou
Nunavik—Eeyou
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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.
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 / 48.01250; -77.04889),[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
- ^ "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