Outaouais is a region of western
Quebec,
Canada. It includes the city of
Gatineau (Hull, Aylmer, Gatineau, Masson-Angers, Buckingham), the
Pontiac region, and the town of
Maniwaki, and is located on the north side of the
Ottawa River opposite Canada's capital,
Ottawa. It has a land area of and a
2011 census population of 372,000 inhabitants.