Quebec City
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Quebec City
Summary
Quebec City is a city or town of Quebec[1]. It ranks in the top 0.89% of city_or_town_of_quebec entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,264 views/month, #2 of 225).[2]
Key Facts
- Quebec City was a member of Creative Cities Network[3].
- Quebec City was a member of League of Historical Cities[4].
- Quebec City was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[5].
- Quebec City is located in Quebec[6].
- Quebec City is in the country of Canada[7].
- Quebec City is on the body of water Rivière Saint-Charles[8].
- Quebec City is on the body of water St. Lawrence River[9].
- Quebec City is on the body of water Rivière du Berger[10].
- Quebec City's head of government is recorded as Bruno Marchand[11].
- Quebec City's instance of is recorded as city or town of Quebec[12].
- Quebec City's instance of is recorded as big city[13].
- Quebec City's instance of is recorded as territory outside RCM in Quebec[14].
- Quebec City's instance of is recorded as former national capital[15].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures[16].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Lévis[17].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Boischatel[18].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as L'Ancienne-Lorette[19].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Wendake[20].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Notre-Dame-des-Anges[21].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier[22].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Shannon[23].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier[24].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Lac-Delage[25].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury[26].
- Quebec City's shares border with is recorded as Lac-Beauport[27].
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Founding
Quebec City's founder is recorded as Samuel de Champlain[28]. July 3, 1608 marks the founding of it[29].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Quebec City include Quebec[30], a province of Canada[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1867[33]; Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport[34], an international airport[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1939[37]; and Quebec Agreement[38], a secret treaty[39].
Why It Matters
Quebec City ranks in the top 0.89% of city_or_town_of_quebec entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,264 views/month, #2 of 225).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Quebec[30], a province of Canada[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1867[33]; Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport[34], an international airport[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1939[37]; and Quebec Agreement[38], a secret treaty[39].