Capitale-Nationale

Capitale-Nationale (French pronunciation: [kapital nɑsjɔnal]; English: National Capital region) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,797.45 km2. It reported a total resident population of 729,997 as of the Canada 2016 Census,[1] with Quebec City having 73.7 percent of the total.

Capitale-Nationale
Coordinates: 47°20′N 71°30′W
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET)
Government
  Regional conference of elected officersJean Fortin (President)
Area
  Land18,797.45 km2 (7,257.74 sq mi)
Population
  Total729,997
  Density38.8/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
G
Area code418, 581
Websitewww.mamh.gouv.qc.ca/organisation-municipale/organisation-territoriale/regions-administratives/capitale-nationale/

Prior to January 2000, it was known as the Québec administrative region.[2]

Subdivisions

Regional County Municipalities
Regional County Municipality (RCM) Population
2016 Canadian Census[3]
Land Area Density
(pop. per km2)
Seat of RCM
Charlevoix 12,997 3,763.22 km2 (1,452.99 sq mi) 3.5 Baie-Saint-Paul
Charlevoix-Est 15,509 2,307.23 km2 (890.83 sq mi) 6.7 Clermont
La Côte-de-Beaupré 28,199 4,865.97 km2 (1,878.76 sq mi) 5.8 Château-Richer
L'Île-d'Orléans 7,082 192.85 km2 (74.46 sq mi) 36.7 Sainte-Famille
La Jacques-Cartier 43,485 3,195.75 km2 (1,233.89 sq mi) 13.6 Shannon
Portneuf 53,008 3,923.70 km2 (1,514.95 sq mi) 13.5 Cap-Santé
Agglomeration of Quebec City (Equivalent territory) 551,508 547.49 km2 (211.39 sq mi) 1,007.3 Quebec City
Independent Parish
Native People's Reserve

Major communities

School Districts

25 Districts Francophones manege by 5 school service centres :

District Anglophone:

See also

References

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