Amos, Quebec
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Town of Amos
Ville d'Amos | |
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Ville | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Regional County Municipality | Abitibi |
| Colonized | 1910 |
| Established | 1914 |
| Chartered | 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ulrick Chérubin |
| Area | |
| • Land | 430.06 km2 (166.05 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,814.96 km2 (700.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)From StatsCan | |
• Ville | 12,584 |
| • Density | 29.3/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,033 |
| • Metro | 17,198 |
| • Metro density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Website | Ville D'Amos Official Site |
Amos (2006 Ville Population 12,584; UA Population 10,033; CA population 17,198) is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada on the Harricana River. It is the Regional County Municipality seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality. Rupert's Land, in which Abitibi was located, was owned by the Hudson's Bay Company and was bought by Canada in 1869. Abitibi itself was then annexed to the province of Quebec on June 13 1898 by an act of the federal Parliament.
Amos was the first colonisation point for the region of Abitibi, with colonization beginning in 1910. The municipality was established in 1914 while the city itself was chartered in 1925. The name of the city came from the maiden name of the wife of Sir Lomer Gouin, then premier of Quebec.
A related municipality was created in 1917 under the name 'Municipalité de la partie ouest des cantons unis de Figuery et Dalquier' (Municipality of the western part of the united townships of Figuery and Dalquier) which changed name for 'Amos-Ouest' (West-Amos) in 1949. In 1974 the municipality fused with the city of Amos proper.
Another related municipality was created in 1918 under the name 'Municipalité de la partie est des cantons Figuery et Dalquier' (Municipality of the eastern part of the united townships of Figury and Dalquier) which also changed name later (1950) into Amos-Est (East-Amos). The municipality was finally integrated into the city of Amos itself in 1987.
The main city on the Harricana river, its main resources are spring water and wood products (including paper).
Political representation
The current mayor of the city is Ulrick Chérubin, who happens to be one of the first (if not the first) black mayor in the province of Québec. The council consists of Héliodore Arseneault, Denis Chandonnet, André Goyette, Marcel Labonté, Yvon Leduc and Léandre Paré.
In the National Assembly of Quebec, Amos is within the electoral district of Abitibi-Ouest, represented by Parti Québécois MNA François Gendron. In the Canadian House of Commons, the city is in the Abitibi—Témiscamingue district, represented by Bloc Québécois MP Marc Lemay.
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| North: Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier | ||
| West: Trécesson, Sainte-Gertrude-Manneville | Amos Amos completely surrounds the Abitibiwinni First Nation(Pikogan) |
East: La Morandière |
| South: Saint-Mathieu-d'Harricana, Saint-Marc-de-Figuery, Landrienne |
