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Quebec is the second-most populous province in Canada with 7,903,001 residents as of 2011 and is the largest in land area at 1,356,547 km2 (523,766 sq mi). In 2011, Quebec's 1,111 municipalities covered 7001377000000000000♠37.7% of the province's land mass yet were home to 7001993000000000000♠99.3% of its population.
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The Government of Quebec's Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy recognizes seven types of municipalities – cities (cités), parishes (paroisses), municipalities (municipalités), towns (villes), townships (cantons), united townships (cantons unis) and villages (villages).
Of Quebec's 1,111 municipalities, 640 or 7001580000000000000♠58% of them are simply "municipalities". Of the remaining 471, there are 158 parishes, 223 towns, 44 townships, 2 united townships and 44 villages. Despite still being a legal municipal status, there are no longer any cities in Quebec.
In 2011, just over 7001210000000000000♠21% of Quebec's population resided in Montreal, its largest municipality. L'Île-Dorval is Quebec's smallest municipality by population with 5 people. The largest municipality by land area is Baie-James at 297,333 km2 (114,801 sq mi), while the smallest by land area is Notre-Dame-des-Anges at 0.04 km2 (0.015 sq mi).
Municipalities
Quebec has 640 municipalities (municipalités) that had a cumulative population of 1,009,205 in the 2011 Census. Quebec's largest and smallest municipalities are Sainte-Sophie and Lac-Tremblant-Nord with populations of 13,375 and 47 respectively.
Parishes
Quebec has 158 parishes (paroisses) that had a cumulative population of 168,557 in the 2011 Census. Quebec's largest and smallest parishes Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel and Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente with populations of 5,467 and 18 respectively.
Towns
Quebec has 223 towns (villes) that had a cumulative population of 6,574,637 in the 2011 Census. Quebec's largest and smallest towns are Montreal and L'Île-Dorval with populations of 1,649,519 and 5 respectively.
Townships
Quebec has 44 townships (cantons) that had a cumulative population of 44,611 and in the 2011 Census. Quebec's largest and smallest townships are Shefford and Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est with populations of 6,711 and 167 respectively.
United townships
Quebec has two united townships (cantons unis). Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury had a population of 7,106 in the 2011 Census, while Latulipe-et-Gaboury had a population of 304.
Villages
Quebec has 44 villages that had a cumulative population of 43,875 in the 2011 Census. Quebec's largest village is Val-David with a population of 4,450, while Kingsbury is province's smallest village with a population of 123.