Bay Obaoca is an
unorganized territory Unorganized territory may refer to:
* An unincorporated area in any number of countries
* One of the current or former territories of the United States that has not had a government "organized" with an "organic act" by the U.S. Congress
* Unorganize ...
forming part of the
Matawinie Regional County Municipality which is part of the administrative region of
Lanaudière, in
Quebec, in
Canada.
Toponymy
His name was formalized on March 13, 1986 in the Bank of place names of
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
(Geographical Names Board of Québec). It takes its name from the Obaoca Bay, located north-west end of
Kempt Lake (Matawinie)
The Kempt Lake is located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Matawin, Quebec in the MRC Matawinie, in the administrative region of Lanaudière, in Quebec, in Canada. This reservoir is located on the route of the Manouane River (La Tuque) in nort ...
.
Geography
This unorganized territory covers an area of .
Statistics Canada: Baie-Obaoca
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See also
* List of unorganized territories in Quebec
References
Unorganized territories in Lanaudière
Matawinie Regional County Municipality
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