Montreal - Canada Capital of Culture

The city of Montreal in the province of Quebec in Canada. Montreal is the largest city in the province and the second largest city in Italy with an area of 4,259 km square (1644 square miles) and a population of 1.9 million euro in the core and a metropolitan population of 3.8 million euro. The town was officially founded in 1832 and served as the capital of the province of Canada for five years until it was overthrown by rebels and the Canadian capital be moved inlandthe modern Ottawa.

The town's name was originally "Ville-Marie (City of Mary), but was later changed to refer to" Mont-Royal "after the hill with three points in the city center. The city is known for its financial services pharmaceutical, technology, culture, aviation and Commerce has announced. The official language is French-speaking French in Montreal, comprising 52% of the population of the city with the British, who make up 12% of the population.

Montreal has been nominated as aof the best venues for events like international association "Cultural Capital of Canada" from a Canadian publication.

Geography

Montreal is located on an island in southwestern Quebec. The island is at the junction of the Ottawa River and the St. Lawrence River. Its most important geographical feature is the three-head hill called Mount Royal at 232 m, is called to Montreal. The island of Montreal and 'almost exclusively containedCity, there were 15 sub-communities that are connected to the city to form the metropolitan region.

Montreal also has a large park at the foot of Mont Royal, in the city center. The designer for the large green space also designed New York's Central Park. Many national and international festivals each year in the park

The transit system is made up of trains and ferries to get around in Montreal because of the many waters.

Montreal portat one end of the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Great Lakes and then strain the Atlantic Ocean. Previously, the port has been used as a center for fur trade. The Port is the largest container port in Canada and the largest inland port in the world.

Air

The climate of Montreal, is classified as humid. The summers are hot and humid with average temperatures of 26C (79F) during the winters in Montreal in generally cold, snowy and windy, with an average temperature of-9C (23F).Heat waves are common in the region, and extreme temperature fluctuations are common in spring and autumn. The lowest temperature recorded is -39.9 C (-40 F) in 1957. The highest temperature recorded was 36.6 C (98 F) in 1975.

Residents can expect an average annual rainfall of 98 cm (39 inches) and an average of 218 centimeters (86 inches) of snow. Cloudy at times with quality tropical storm are often due to heavy rainsStorms.

Demography

People in Montreal are from different groups of people. While exploring the area, early settlers met many tribes of the Iroquois, Mohawk, and then settled by the French. The majority of the population groups that are descendants of Europeans, including Irish, English, French and Italian. The population is 26% of people from a visible minority. Montreal is expected to grow at a rapid pace asPopulation aged under 14 (17%) is greater than the population over 65 years (13%). Even today 66% of people who speak French as their primary language, with the majority of residents with a knowledge of English and French.