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Quebec (city)

Quebec
City
Québec
Skyline of Quebec
Flag of Quebec
Flag
Coat of arms of Quebec
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): "La Vieille Capitale"
Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir
("I shall put God's gift to good use"; the Don de Dieu was Champlain's ship)
Quebec city map, Canada
Quebec city map, Canada
Quebec is located in Canada
Quebec
Quebec
Quebec is located in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
Location of Quebec City in Canada
Coordinates: 46°49′N 71°13′W / 46.817°N 71.217°W / 46.817; -71.217Coordinates: 46°49′N 71°13′W / 46.817°N 71.217°W / 46.817; -71.217
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
Metropolitan community Communauté métropolitaine de Québec
Agglomeration Agglomeration of Quebec City
First settled 11 October 1535, by Jacques Cartier
Founded 3 July 1608, by Samuel de Champlain
Constituted 1 January 2002
Boroughs
Government
 • Type Quebec City Council
 • Mayor Régis Labeaume
 • MPs
 • MNAs
Area
 • City 485.77 km2 (187.56 sq mi)
 • Land 453.38 km2 (175.05 sq mi)
 • Metro 3,408.70 km2 (1,316.11 sq mi)
Elevation 98 m (322 ft)
Population (2016)
 • City 531,902 (11th)
 • Density 1,173.2/km2 (3,039/sq mi)
 • Metro 800,296 (7th)
 • Metro density 234.8/km2 (608/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016 Increase 3.0%
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G1A to G2N
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/en/index.aspx

Quebec City (pronounced Listeni/kwˈbɛk/ or /kəˈbɛk/;French: Québec [kebɛk]); French: Ville de Québec; officially Québec) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. The city had a population estimate of 545,485, (July 2016) and the metropolitan area had a population of 800,296, (July 2016) making it Canada's seventh-largest metropolitan area and Quebec's second-largest city after Montreal.

The narrowing of the Saint Lawrence River proximate to the city's promontory, Cap-Diamant (Cape Diamond), and Lévis, on the opposite bank, provided the name given to the city, Kébec, an Algonquin word meaning "where the river narrows". Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain, Quebec City is one of the oldest cities in North America. The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec (Vieux-Québec) are the only fortified city walls remaining in the Americas north of Mexico, and were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the 'Historic District of Old Québec'.


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