Baie-Obaoca

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]

Baie-Obaoca
Unorganized territory
Location within Matawinie RCM.
Baie-Obaoca Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°31′N 74°18′W[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	0.0%
• Dwellings	0
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Highways	No major routes

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

• List of unorganized territories in Quebec