Montreal
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is now named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is 196 km (122 mi) east of the national capital, Ottawa, and 258 km (160 mi) southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City.
| Country | Canada
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| Incorporated | 1832
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| Founded | May 17, 1642
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| Area:City | 431.50 km (166.60 sq mi)
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| Area:Land | 365.13 km (140.98 sq mi)
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| Area:Urban | 1,293.99 km (499.61 sq mi)
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| Area:Metro | 4,604.26 km (1,777.71 sq mi)
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| Highest elevation | 233 m (764 ft)
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| Lowest elevation | 6 m (20 ft)
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| Population:City | 1,704,694
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| Population:Density | 3,889/km (10,070/sq mi)
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| Population:Urban | 3,519,595
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| Population:Urban density | 2,719/km (7,040/sq mi)
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| Population:Metro | 4,098,927 (2nd)
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| Population:Metro density | 890/km (2,300/sq mi)
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| Demonym | Montrealer
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