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Map of boroughs & neighbourhoods on the island of Montreal. Montreal is located in the southwest of the province of Quebec, approximately 275 km (171 mi) southwest of Quebec City, the provincial capital, and 167 km (104 mi) east of Ottawa, the federal capital.
Montreal [a] is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the ninth-largest in North America.It was founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", [19] and is now named after Mount Royal, [20] the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. [21]
The city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), ... (map) Borough [1] Population Decree of 2023 [2] Area in km 2 Density
Old Montreal (French: Vieux-Montréal) is a historic area located southeast of downtown containing many different attractions such as the Old Port of Montreal, Place Jacques-Cartier, Montreal City Hall, the Bonsecours Market, Place d'Armes, Pointe-à-Callière Museum, the Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica, and the Montreal Science Centre.
Greater Montreal shown in light blue, with the City of Montreal proper in dark blue. Greater Montreal ( French : Grand Montréal , [ɡʁɑ̃ mɔ̃ʁeal] ) is the most populous metropolitan area in Quebec and the second most populous in Canada after Greater Toronto .
Map of New France (Champlain, 1612). "Montreal" is visible on the map next to a mountain in the approximate location. A more precise map was drawn by Champlain in 1632. The first French name for the island was l'ille de Vilmenon, noted by Samuel de Champlain in a 1616 map, and derived from the sieur de Vilmenon, a patron of the founders of Quebec at the court of Louis XIII.