Quebec City

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Quebec City is the historic capital of the Canadian province of Quebec, renowned for its well-preserved fortified old town and rich French colonial heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
provincial capital
areaCode 418
581
capitalOf Province of Quebec
surface form: Quebec
climate humid continental climate
continent North America
country Canada
demographicsMajorityLanguage French
foundedBy Samuel de Champlain
foundingDate 1608
governingBody Quebec City Council
hasBorough Charlesbourg
surface form: Beauport

Charlesbourg
La Cité-Limoilou
La Haute-Saint-Charles
Les Rivières
Quebec City self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge
hasCityHall Quebec City Hall
hasFortification Quebec City self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ramparts of Quebec City
hasIceHockeyTeam Quebec Remparts
hasLandmark Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame de Québec
Château Frontenac
Citadelle of Quebec
Montmorency Falls
Parliament Building of Quebec
Place Royale
Battle of Quebec (1759)
surface form: Plains of Abraham

Terrasse Dufferin
hasUniversity Université Laval
heritage French colonial heritage
historicQuarter Old Quebec
hostsEvent Festival d’été de Québec
Quebec Winter Carnival
isFortifiedCity true
isSeatOf Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
Premier of Quebec
isWalledCityNorthOfMexico true
locatedIn Province of Quebec
surface form: Quebec
locatedOn Saint Lawrence River
mayorTitle Mayor of Quebec City
officialLanguage French
population over 500000 inhabitants
postalCodePrefix G1
primaryRiver Saint Lawrence River
secondaryRiver Saint-Charles River
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains Quebec City self-linksurface differs
surface form: Historic District of Old Quebec

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Rue Saint-Stanislas locatedIn Quebec City
Montcalm locatedIn Quebec City
Nouvo Saint-Roch locatedIn Quebec City
ExpoCité grounds locatedIn Quebec City
3e Avenue in Limoilou locatedIn Quebec City
Saint-Roch Marina locatedIn Quebec City
Artillery Park locatedIn Quebec City
Parc Cartier-Brébeuf locatedIn Quebec City
Cégep Limoilou locatedIn Quebec City
Saint-Roch church locatedIn Quebec City
La Cité locatedIn Quebec City
subject surface form: La Cité (Quebec City)
Parc Victoria locatedIn Quebec City
42 Quebec locatedIn Quebec City
Palais de l’Intendant locatedIn Quebec City