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Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana
Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos. Demographics The municipality had a population of 739 as of the 2016 Canadian Census. As of the 2006 census, mother tongues spoken are: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0% Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ... census * Population in 2016: 739 (2011 to 2016 population change: 6.2%) * Population in 2011: 696 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.8%) * Population in 2006: 716 * Population in 2001: 700 * Population in 1996: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos, Quebec
Amos is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Harricana River. It is the seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality. Amos is the main town on the Harricana River, and the smallest of the three primary towns — after Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or — in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. Its main resources are spring water, gold and wood products, including paper. In 2012, Quebec Lithium Corp. re-opened Canada's first lithium mine, which had operated as an underground mine from 1955–65. They are planning to carve an open pit mine over pegmatite dikes. (The pegmatite is about 1% lithium carbonate.) The mine is about north of Val-d'Or, southeast of Amos, and km west of Barraute. It is in the northeast corner of La Corne Township. Access to the mine is via paved road from Val d'Or. The smaller communities of Lac-Gauvin and Saint-Maurice-de-Dalquier are also within the municipal boundaries of Amos. History Rupert's Land, in which Abitibi was located, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
