Amos, Quebec
Amos is a town in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Harricana River. It is the seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
Amos | |
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Skyline of Amos and the Harricana River | |
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Seal Coat of arms | |
Location within Abitibi RCM | |
Amos Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°07′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi |
| Settled | 1910 |
| Constituted | January 17, 1987 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sébastien D'Astous |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 437.38 km2 (168.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 429.04 km2 (165.65 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,298.16 km2 (887.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310.00 m (1,017.06 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 12,675 |
| • Density | 29.5/km2 (76/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,281 |
| • Urban density | 1,101.2/km2 (2,852/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 18,873 |
| • Metro density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 6,051 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J9T |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-109 R-111 R-395 |
| Website | www |
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. The smaller communities of Lac-Gauvin and Saint-Maurice-de-Dalquier are also within the municipal boundaries of Amos.
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