Capitale-Nationale
Administrative region in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with National Capital Region (Canada).
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.
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Capitale-Nationale | |
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Coordinates: 47°20′N 71°30′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 |
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Prior to January 2000, it was known as the Québec administrative region.[2]