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75:. Traditionally (and unofficially), it is divided into around twenty regions. They have no government of their own, but rather serve primarily to organize the provision of provincial government services, most significantly the allocation of regional economic development funding. As of the
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48:
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79:, the population of Quebec was 8,501,833, the land area was 1,298,599.75 km (501,392.17 sq mi) and the population density was 6.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.9/sq mi).
43:
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46:
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42:
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Along with the administrative regions, municipalities with 20,000-plus populations in the 2021 Census are also indicated, with those 50,000 or more shown in bold print.
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1621:
1518:
1026:
Quebec has a number of regions that go by historical and traditional names. Often, they have similar but distinct French and
English names.
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1511:
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1373:
91:
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584:
17:
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1368:
1114:
1875:
1855:
1545:
1346:
1341:
87:
1631:
1601:
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1596:
90:
are used to organize the delivery of provincial government services. They were also the basis of organization for
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403:
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1413:
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1356:
30:
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1389:
1298:
785:
249:
131:
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1870:
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1636:
1351:
855:
1851:
723:
1451:
979:
887:
870:
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1032:
487:
1606:
707:
135:
72:
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1063:
609:
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775:
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1385:
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545:
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429:
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185:
1135:
235:
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1503:
1485:
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1039:
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211:
1790:
1697:
1237:
559:
421:
344:
113:
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1568:
1315:
1293:
1226:
1153:
899:
895:
272:
1687:
1321:
628:
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1780:
1215:
1055:
864:
835:
831:
817:
799:
770:
105:
95:
1476:"Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2021 Census - Economic regions"
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378:
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383:
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For the administrative divisions of Quebec with a meaningful government, see
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List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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306:
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1569:
Montreal
Metropolitan Community (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal)
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388:
339:
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472:
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had their own regional conference of elected officers (
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Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09).
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569:707,306.52 km (273,092.57 sq mi)
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533:234,442.27 km (90,518.67 sq mi)
59:The seventeen administrative regions of Quebec.
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497:57,325.74 km (22,133.59 sq mi)
463:30,457.52 km (11,759.71 sq mi)
331:35,475.80 km (13,697.28 sq mi)
259:95,542.70 km (36,889.24 sq mi)
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751:20,557.42 km (7,937.26 sq mi)
695:12,300.62 km (4,749.30 sq mi)
619:15,071.51 km (5,819.14 sq mi)
594:20,271.24 km (7,826.77 sq mi)
369:10,197.88 km (3,937.42 sq mi)
297:18,684.78 km (7,214.23 sq mi)
221:22,188.19 km (8,566.91 sq mi)
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1191:Laurentians
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1074:Bois-Francs
892:Sorel-Tracy
841:Châteauguay
743:Laurentides
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307:Quebec City
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1781:Montérégie
1766:Lanaudière
1703:Terrebonne
1683:Sherbrooke
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1216:Montérégie
1184:Lanaudière
1092:Charlevoix
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806:1,591,620
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766:Boisbriand
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729:Terrebonne
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294:757,950
273:Saguenay
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818:Beloeil
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