Quebec City Area Explained

Official Name:Québec City Metropolitan Area
Settlement Type:Census Metropolitan Area
Map Alt:Map of Québec Census Metropolitan Area
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Québec
Demographics Type2:GDP
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4

The Quebec City Area (or Région de Québec in French) is the metropolitan area surrounding Quebec City, in the Canadian province of Quebec. It consists of two administrative regions: Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches.

Population

The Quebec City Area had a population of 682,757 in the Canada 2001 Census.http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CMA-N.cfm?T=1&SR=1&S=3&O=D The Quebec City Area had a population of 715,515 in the Canada 2006 Census.http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=201&S=3&O=D&RPP=150 The Quebec-Levis area had a population of 1,109,184 in 2006. In 2011, the Quebec City area, consisting of the Capitale Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches census divisions had a population of 1,111,245 http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/lst/page.cfm?Lang=E&GeoCode=24&TABID=1&G=1&Geo1=PR&Code1=10&Geo2=0&Code2=0

Members

Capitale-Nationale

Chaudières-Appalaches

Demographics

Mother tongue (2011)[1]
LanguageQuebec CMAQuebecCanada
align=left French95.6%79.7%22.0%
align=left English1.9%9.6%58.6%
align=left Spanish0.8%1.8%1.3%
align=left Arabic0.5%2.1%1.1%
align=left Portuguese0.2%0.5%0.7%
align=left Vietnamese0.1%0.4%0.5%
align=left Unspecified Chinese0.1%0.6%1.3%
align=left Italian0.1%1.6%1.3%
align=left Romanian0.1%0.4%0.3%
align=left Bosnian0.1%<0.1%<0.1%
align=left German0.1%0.2%1.3%
align=left Nepali0.1%<0.1%<0.1%
align=left Russian0.1%0.3%0.5%
align=left Swahili0.1%<0.1%<0.1%
align=left Creole0.1%0.8%0.2%
align=left Cambodian0.1%0.1%<0.1%
align=left ~~~~~~~~
align=left Montagnais/Innu0.04%0.11%0.03%

46.7°N -71.3°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quebec (CMA) - Detailed Mother Tongue. 2013. Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2015-05-18.