Located on the southern part of Quebec are the Laurentian Mountains. Situated in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, to the northeast of Quebec City is, Mont Raoul Blanchard, which rises to an elevation of 1,m and is the highest point in the Laurentian Mountains. Lawrence and contains the Chic-Choc Mountains, which are a rugged extension of the Appalachians. This low-lying landscape includes the Anticosti Island, the Mingan Archipelago, and other smaller islands that are located within the Gulf of Saint Lawrence ecoregion.
The Caniapiscau Reservoir is the largest inland water body that was created by the James Bay Project for hydroelectric power generation. Lake Mistassini forms the largest natural lake within the Canadian Province of Quebec.
The Hudson Bay is the lowest point of the province. The Canadian Province of Quebec is administratively divided into regional, supralocal and local levels. The province also contains some administrative units that are exclusively reserved for the Aboriginal lands. The Province of Quebec is primarily subdivided into a total of 17 Administrative Regions at the regional level. At the supralocal level, the province is subdivided into 86 Regional County Municipalities and 2 Metropolitan Communities.
New Brunswick Map. Newfoundland Map. Prince Edward Island Map. Saskatchewan Map. Northwest Territories Map. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Toggle Menu Close. Search for: Search. The overall population increase in a year period, to , was only Besides experiencing unfavourable economic conditions, the old city lacked residential space.
Only with the amalgamation of small outlying municipalities did its population begin to grow at the beginning of the 20th century. In the early s, this growth again slowed, partly as a result of stabilization of growth in the province overall. According to the census, the population of the city itself was , In the early 19th century this changed with the influx of British immigrants. By , the percentage of non-francophones had fallen to According to the census, people citing Canadian ethnic origins make up the largest ethnic group, at Visible minorities account for 6.
Montreal rapidly acquired a dominant position in the second half of the 19th century in trade and finance, transportation and industry. Efforts were also made to have the two shores of the river connected by a bridge.
The bridge actually helped promote the circulation of products to ports farther east. A second bridge, the Pierre-Laporte, was built in It is a suspension bridge, located a few hundred metres from the earlier one. In the middle of the 19th century, the city went through an industrial revolution , particularly in the footwear industry , which gradually became the largest source of employment for the region. However, the city was unable to maintain growth in its manufacturing sector, and the footwear industry declined in the s.
These industries included shipbuilding , breweries , corsetry, tobacco products , munitions, and pulp and paper. The city benefits from its status as the provincial capital and the regional administrative and services centre. It also attracts an increasing number of tourists.
From to , and from to , the city was administered by a commission of justices of the peace appointed by the governor and composed largely of landowners, French Canadian professionals and British merchants.
The commission was responsible for ensuring that the orders of the legislature of Lower Canada were respected. This lasted until A second was issued in Category : Maps of arrondissements in Quebec City. Namespaces File Discussion. Views View Edit History. Main page Welcome Community portal Village pump Help center. Upload file Recent changes Latest files Random file Contact us.
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