Montreal
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Montreal was founded by Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve and Jeanne Mance[1].
Key Facts
- Award received: City of Design[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Urban agglomeration of Montreal[4], Greater Montreal[5]
- Country: Canada[6]
- Head of government: Soraya Martinez Ferrada[7]
- Continent: North America[8]
- Instance of: metropolis[9], territory outside RCM in Quebec[10], college town[11]
- Official language: French[12]
- Shares border with: Longueuil[13], Saint-Lambert[14], Westmount[15], Montréal-Est[16], Mount Royal[17], Hampstead[18], Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue[19], Candiac[20], Sainte-Catherine[21], Laval[22], Dorval[23], Kirkland[24], Dollard-des-Ormeaux[25], Côte Saint-Luc[26]
- Founder: Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve[27], Jeanne Mance[28]
- Named after: Mount Royal[29]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Ville-Marie[30], Pierrefonds-Roxboro[31], Le Plateau-Mont-Royal[32], Ahuntsic-Cartierville[33], Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce[34], L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève[35], Lachine[36], LaSalle[37], Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles[38], Anjou[39], Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie[40], Le Sud-Ouest[41], Saint-Laurent[42], Saint-Leonard[43]
- Flag: flag of Montreal[44]
- Twinned administrative body: Algiers[45], Amsterdam[46], Casablanca[47], Managua[48], Port-au-Prince[49], Hanoi[50], Manila[51], Beersheba[52], Hiroshima[53], Milan[54], San Salvador[55], Brussels[56], Lucknow[57], Amman[58]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Montreal include Montréal–Trudeau International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Canada[61]; Island of Montreal[62], a river island[63], in Canada[64]; Montréal–Mirabel International Airport[65], an international airport[66], in Canada[67]; Alfa Romeo Montreal[68], an automobile model[69]; Montreal Cognitive Assessment[70], a cognitive test[71], founded in 1996[72]; Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework[73], a strategic plan[74]; Montreal Street Circuit[75], a street circuit[76], in Canada[77]; and 6714 Montréal[78], an asteroid[79].
Why It Matters
Montreal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[80] Montreal is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[81]
Entities named for Montreal include Montréal–Trudeau International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Canada[61]; Island of Montreal[62], a river island[63], in Canada[64]; Montréal–Mirabel International Airport[65], an international airport[66], in Canada[67]; Alfa Romeo Montreal[68], an automobile model[69]; Montreal Cognitive Assessment[70], a cognitive test[71], founded in 1996[72]; and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework[73], a strategic plan[74].
FAQs
What awards did Montreal receive?
Honors received include City of Design[3].