Capital Quebec City Premier Philippe Couillard Area Total1,542,056 km2 | Population 8.18 million (Jan 1, 2014) | |
Points of interest Old Quebec, Montncy Falls Destinations Montreal, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, La Mauricie National Park, Tadoussac Colleges and Universities Laval University (Quebec City), McGill University (Montreal), Université de Montréal (Montreal), Université du Québec à Montréal (Montreal), Concordia University (Montreal) | ||
Quebec ( or French: ) is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province that has a predominantly French-speaking population, and the only one to have French as its sole provincial official language.
Contents
- Map of Quebec
- 10 things to do in quebec city travel guide
- Top places to visit in montreal quebec canada
- Geography
- History
- Economy
- Culture
- Cuisine
- Food in montreal and quebec city
- References
Map of Quebec
Quebec is Canadas largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario, James Bay, and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; it is bordered on the south by the province of New Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.
10 things to do in quebec city travel guide
Quebec is Canadas second most populous province, after Ontario. Most inhabitants live in urban areas near the Saint Lawrence River between Montreal and Quebec City, the capital. Approximately half of Quebec residents live in the Greater Montreal Area, including the Island of Montreal. English-speaking communities and English-language institutions are concentrated in the west of the island of Montreal but are also significantly present in the Outaouais, Eastern Townships, and Gaspé regions. The Nord-du-Québec region, occupying the northern half of the province, is sparsely populated and inhabited primarily by Aboriginal peoples.