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Montreal

mun-tree-AWL (English); mawn-ray-AL (French)
Also Known As Ville-Marie (original name at its 1642 founding)
Northern America

Montreal is in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec, covering most of the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. As of the 2021 Canadian census the city had a population of 1,762,949 and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the largest city in Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America; it is also the largest primarily French-speaking city in the Americas. It was founded on 17 May 1642 as Ville-Marie, City of Mary, on the southern shore of the island, with Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve as its first governor. Canada and the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers do not yet have their own entities on this atlas; all are recorded as open entity requests.

Facts
Population
1,762,949 1
2021 Canadian census, city proper.
Area (sq km)
364.74 1
Founding Year
1642 1
Founded as Ville-Marie.
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
31 2
Latitude
45.50889 degrees north 1
Longitude
73.55417 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 5
Connections

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Canada, Countries

Montreal is in the southwest of the Canadian province of Quebec, at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers.

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Canada, Countries

Montreal is the largest city in Quebec and the second-largest in Canada.

Source Wikipedia: Montreal
Quebec, States or Territories

Montreal is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Source Wikipedia: Montreal
Saint Lawrence River, Bodies of Water

Montreal sits at the Saint Lawrence's confluence with the Ottawa River.

Source Wikipedia: Montreal
Additional Source Saint Lawrence River (Wikipedia)Confluence description

Largest City

Quebec, States or Territories
Source Quebec (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

How Mount Royal gave Montréal its name, Articles
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

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Philip Guston

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McGill University

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McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Archie (search engine)

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The original implementation was written in 1990 by Alan Emtage, then a postgraduate student at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

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Air Canada

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Asbestos Corporation

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Association coopérative de productions audio-visuelles

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Bank of Montreal

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Bell Internet

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CAE Inc.

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Canadair

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in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal
CGI Inc.

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Cinémas Guzzo

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Dollarama Inc.

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Dow Breweries

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EyeSteelFilm

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Gildan Activewear Inc.

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Grand Trunk Railway

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Hydro-Québec

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headquartered in Montreal, Quebec
Les Brasseurs RJ

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McAuslan Brewing

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Metro Inc.

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Molson Coors Beverage Company

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Montreal Locomotive Works

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National Bank of Canada

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Port of Montreal Railway

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Power Corporation of Canada

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Quebec Gatineau Railway

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Saputo Inc.

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Société des chemins de fer du Québec

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Via Rail

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Via Rail Canada Inc.

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WSP Global Inc.

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John Main

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FinDev Canada

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McGill University

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McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Université de Montréal

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in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal Canadiens

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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Montreal
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    As of the 2021 Canadian census, the city had a population of 1,762,949 and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732
  • Article text
    French settlers from La Flèche in the Loire Valley first named their new town, founded in 1642, Ville Marie ("City of Mary"), named for the Virgin Mary.
  • Early European Settlement subsection
    On May 17, 1642, Ville-Marie was founded on the southern shore of Montreal island, with Maisonneuve as its first governor.
  • Infobox
    364.74 km2 (140.83 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    45°30′32″N 73°33′15″W / 45.50889°N 73.55417°W
  • Lead section
    As of the 2021 Canadian census, the city had a population of 1,762,949 and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest metropolitan area in Canada after Toronto.
  • On Continent: North America
  • Associated With: Canada
  • Associated With: Quebec, Infobox, Province
    Quebec
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Montreal (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 31 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 45.5089,-73.5542
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 33.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, -73.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, -73.75
45.75 -73.75 Dfb
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5. GeoNames: Montréal - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 6077243
Quote, cities500 record 6077243
45.50884 -73.58781 P PPLA2 CA 10 06 66023 1762949 216 America/Toronto
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Wikidata: Montreal
Wikidata Q340, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Saint Lawrence River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Saint Lawrence River, Confluence description
Quote, Associated With: Saint Lawrence River, Confluence description
Ottawa River joining the waterway at Lake Saint-Louis
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Quebec (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLargest City: Quebec, Infobox: largest_city
Quote, Largest City: Quebec, Infobox: largest_city
Montreal
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