The name of the river and the city would come from the Anishinaabemowin (language of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg) Tenagatino Zibi, according to the elders of Kitigan Zibi.It would be either of Indigenous origin or of French origin: There are two hypotheses to explain the origin of the city's name.

It is the seat of the judicial district of Hull. Gatineau is coextensive with a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and census division (CD) of the same name, whose geographical code is 81. As of 2021, Gatineau is the fourth-largest city in Quebec with a population of 291,041, and a census metropolitan area population of 1,488,307 making it the fourth largest in Canada. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region and is part of Canada's National Capital Region.

It is located on the northern bank of the Gatineau river, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario.

Gatineau ( / ˈ ɡ æ t ɪ n oʊ/ GAT-inn-ohh French: ) is a city in south western Quebec, Canada. J8L, J8M, J8P, J8R, J8T, J8V, J8X to J8Z, J9A, J9H to J9J, various K1A (Government Offices)

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