Montreal

Montreal
Montréal  (French)
Ville de Montréal
Nickname(s): 
Motto: 
Concordia Salus ("well-being through harmony")
Map
Interactive map of Montreal
Coordinates: 45°30′32″N 73°33′15″W / 45.50889°N 73.55417°W / 45.50889; -73.55417[5]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontreal
UAUrban agglomeration of Montreal
FoundedMay 17, 1642
Incorporated1832
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2002
Boroughs
Government
 • TypeMontreal City Council
 • MayorValérie Plante
 • Federal riding
 • Prov. riding
 • MPs
Area
 • City431.50 km2 (166.60 sq mi)
 • Land365.13 km2 (140.98 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,293.99 km2 (499.61 sq mi)
 • Metro
4,604.26 km2 (1,777.71 sq mi)
Highest elevation
233 m (764 ft)
Lowest elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2021)[7]
 • City1,762,949 (2nd)
 • Density4,828.3/km2 (12,505/sq mi)
 • Metro
4,291,732 (2nd)
 • Metro density919/km2 (2,380/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016–2022
Increase 2.9%
 • Metro Dwellings
1,929,263
Demonym(s)Montrealer
Montréalais(e)[8]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
  • H1A, H1C-H3N, H3S-H3W, H4A-H4T, H4Y-H5B, H8R-H8Z, H9C-H9E, H9H, H9K
Area code(s)514 and 438 and 263
PoliceSPVM
GDP (Montreal CMA)$200.9 billion (2016)[9]
GDP per capita (Montreal CMA)CA$49,024 (2016)
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Montreal (/ˌmʌntriˈɔːl/, spelled Montréal in French) is a city in the country of Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec and the second-largest city in Canada. It is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world after Paris.

Montreal is built on an island sitting in the Saint Lawrence River. More than three million people live in the Montreal region. At the centre of Montreal is a mountain called Mount Royal. The suburb of Westmount is a very rich suburb on the island of Montreal.

Most of the people who live in Montreal speak French.

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