Capitale-Nationale
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Capitale-Nationale | |
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| Coordinates: 47°20′N 71°30′W / 47.333°N 71.500°WCoordinates: 47°20′N 71°30′W / 47.333°N 71.500°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET) | |
| Government | |
| • Forum des élus de la région de la Capitale-Nationale (Regional conference of elected officers) | Jean Fortin (President) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 18,797.45 km2 (7,257.74 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 729,997 |
| • Density | 38.8/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | 418, 581 |
| Website | www |
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.
Prior to January 2000, it was known as the Québec administrative region.[2]
Subdivisions[edit]
- 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[edit]
School Districts[edit]
25 Districts Francophones manege by 5 school service centres :
- 5 of Commission scolaire de Charlevoix (Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est).[4]
- 5 of Commission scolaire des Découvreurs
- 5 of Commission scolaire de la Capitale
- 5 of Commission scolaire de Portneuf
- 5 of Commission scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries
District Anglophone:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Capitale-Nationale [Economic region], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Modification aux municipalités du Québec, 2000" (PDF). Institut de la statistique du Québec. ISSN 0843-8250. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-05-09. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ "Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ https://www.cscharlevoix.qc.ca/centre-de-services-scolaire/
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Capitale-Nationale. |
- Portail régional de la Capitale-Nationale Official website
- CRÉ
| Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories | |
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| Municipalities | |
