Amos, Quebec
Amos | |
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Skyline of Amos and the Harricana River | |
Location within Abitibi RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′N 78°07′W / 48.567°N 78.117°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi |
| Settled | 1910 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2025 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sébastien D'Astous |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 551.21 km2 (212.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 542.19 km2 (209.34 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 | 13,701 |
| • Density | 25.3/km2 (66/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) | 0.5% |
| • Dwellings | 6,465 |
| Demonym(s) | Amossois, Amossoise |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-109 R-111 R-395 |
| Website | www |
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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. The smaller communities of Lac-Gauvin and Saint-Maurice-de-Dalquier are also within the municipal boundaries of Amos.