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Amos is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada on the Harricana River . It is the Regional County Municipality seat of Abitbi Regional County Municipality. Amos was the first colonisation point for the region of Abitibi, with colonization beginning in 1910. The charter of the town itself dates back to 1914. The name came from the maiden name of the wife of Sir Lomer Gouin , then premier of Quebec. The main city on the Harricana river, its main resources are spring water and wood products (including paper).
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 13,044
- % Change ( 1996 – 2001): -4.3
- Dwellings: 5,536
- Area (sq. km.): 430.27
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 30.3
Communities
- Amos
- Lac-Gauvin
- Saint-Maurice-de-Dalquier
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| North: Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier |
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West: Trécesson , Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville
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Amos
Amos completely surrounds the Abitibiwinni First Nation (Pikogan)
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East: La Morandière |
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| South: Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana , Saint-Marc-de-Figuery , Landrienne |
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Quebec communities
