Montreal Urban Community Explained

Montreal Urban Community
Settlement Type:Dissolved Region
Coordinates:45.5169°N -73.6669°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1970
Established Title2:Dissolved
Established Date2:2002 into the megacity
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:185.94
Area Total Sq Mi:71.80
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:1,039,534
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−04:00
Blank Name:Address
Blank Info:11171, boul. Métropolitain Est, Montréal-Est, H1C 2B8
Website:http://www.cum.qc.ca
Image Blank Emblem:Communauté Urbaine de Montréal logo.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Logo

The Montreal Urban Community (MUC) (Communauté Urbaine de Montréal – CUM) was a regional government in Quebec, Canada, that covered all municipalities located on the Island of Montreal and the islands of L'Île-Dorval and Île Bizard from January 1970 (when it was created from the former Jacques-Cartier County) until the end of December 2001. These municipalities were merged into the megacity of Montreal on January 1, 2002. After the partial demergers of 2006, a successor organization was formed, the Urban agglomeration of Montreal.

History

The supra-municipal level of government provided public transit service and police services. The MUC was first succeeded by Montreal Metropolitan Community (MMC). Since the merger and subsequent demerger, the MUC has been replaced by the Montreal Agglomeration Council. This left the MMC in place, so the Agglomeration Council is a supra-municipal entity between the municipal level and the regional municipal level.

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