Outaouais
Outaouais | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 45°47′N 75°05′W / 45.783°N 75.083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| 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) | |
• Total | 405,158 |
| • Density | 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Outaouaien(ne) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code prefix | |
| Area codes | 819, 873 |
| Website | Outaouais.gouv.qc.ca |
Outaouais (/uːtəweɪ/, French pronunciation: [utawɛ] ⓘ; also commonly called The Outaouais) is an administrative 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) and its population was 405,158 inhabitants as of 2021.
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%.