Greater Montreal is the most populous metropolitan area in the Canadian province of Quebec. As of 2009, Statistics Canada identifies Montreal's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) (land area 4,259 square kilometres (1,644 sq mi)) as Canada's second most populous with a population of 3,868,831[1]. A smaller area of 3,838 square kilometres (1,482 sq mi) is governed by the Montreal Metropolitan Community (MMC) (French: Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, CMM). This level of government is headed by a president (currently City of Montreal mayor Gérald Tremblay). The MMC has an estimated population of 3,493,485[citation needed]. The inner ring is composed of densely populated municipalities located in close proximity to Downtown Montreal. It includes the entire Island of Montreal, Laval, and the Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil. The outer ring is composed of low-density municipalities located on the fringe of Metropolitan Montreal. Most of these cities and towns are semi-rural. Specifically, the term off-island suburbs refers to those suburbs that are located on the North Shore of the Mille-Îles River, those on the South Shore that were never included in the megacity of Longueuil, and those on the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Peninsula. Communities in that area are also informally referred to as the 450, after the telephone area code that serves the region since 1998. Due to their proximity to Montreal's downtown core, some suburbs on the South Shore (Longueuil, Brossard, Saint-Lambert, and Boucherville) are usually not included in the off-island suburbs even though they are on the mainland. [edit] Largest cities | Rank | City | Region | Population | Land Area | Population Density | | km2 | mi2 | /km2 | /mi2 | | 1 | Montreal | Montreal | 1,620,693 | 365.13 | 140.98 | 4,438.7 | 11,496 | | 2 | Laval | Laval | 368,709 | 247.09 | 95.40 | 1,492.2 | 3,865 | | 3 | Longueuil | South Shore | 229,330 | 115.59 | 44.63 | 1,984.0 | 5,139 | | 4 | Terrebonne | North Shore | 94,703 | 154.60 | 59.69 | 612.6 | 1,587 | | 5 | Repentigny | North Shore | 76,237 | 61.76 | 23.85 | 1,234.5 | 3,197 | | 6 | Brossard | South Shore | 71,154 | 45.20 | 17.45 | 1,574.3 | 4,077 | | 7 | Dollard-des-Ormeaux | West Island | 48,930 | 15.10 | 5.83 | 3,240.0 | 8,392 | | 8 | Blainville | North Shore | 46,493 | 55.10 | 21.27 | 843.8 | 2,185 | | 9 | Châteauguay | South Shore | 42,786 | 35.89 | 13.86 | 1,192.1 | 3,088 | | 10 | Saint-Eustache | North Shore | 42,062 | 69.42 | 26.80 | 605.9 | 1,569 | [edit] Cities and towns [edit] Demographics [edit] Transportation The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) (English: Metropolitan Transportation Agency) plans, integrates, and coordinates public transport across Greater Montreal, including the Island of Montreal, Laval (Île Jésus), and communities along both the north shore of the Rivière des Mille-Îles and the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Established in 1996, the AMT's commuter rail system has five lines linking the downtown core with communities as far west as Rigaud, as far east as Mont-Saint-Hilaire, and as far north as Saint-Jérôme. AMT's mandate also includes the management of reserved High-occupancy vehicle lanes, metropolitan bus terminuses, park-and-ride lots, and a budget of $163 million, which is shared amongst the transit corporations and inter-municipal public transit organizations. The AMT's territory spans 63 municipalities and one native reserve, 13 regional county municipalities, and 21 transit authorities. It serves a population of approximately 3.7 million people who make more than 750,000 trips daily.[citation needed] The major transit commissions under the Metropolitan Transit Agency are: Additionally, there are numerous smaller transit agencies known as Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport (CIT) (English: Intermunicipal Transit Councils). [edit] Education Greater Montreal is home to a number of higher education institutions, including: [edit] Universities [edit] CEGEPs and community colleges [edit] Other schools [edit] References [edit] See also [edit] External links
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