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Fun fact 3 about Montreal

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Montreal was incorporated as a city in 1832.

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Montreal

Canada

Country
Canada
Population
1.8M
Coordinates
45.50, -73.57
184th most populous city in the world

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it now takes its name from Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built.

From the “History” section

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