Editing List of regions of Quebec (section)

===Administrative regions===
Along with the administrative regions, municipalities with 20,000-plus populations in the 2021 Census are also indicated, with those 50,000 or more shown in bold print.

{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align: right"
|-
! align="center"|Code
! align="center"|Region
! align="center"|Population<br/><small>[[Canada 2021 Census]]</small><ref name="Canada2021Census">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1401&SR=1&S=3&O=D&RPP=25 |title=Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2021 Census - Economic regions |date=2017-02-06 |work=[[2021 Canadian Census]] |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] |access-date=7 May 2016 }}</ref>
! align="center" data-sort-type=number|Land area
! align="center"|Density<br/><small>(pop. per km{{smallsup|2}})</small>
! align="center"|Major cities
|-
|align="center"|01
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Bas-Saint-Laurent]]}}
|199,039
|{{convert|22,188.19|km2|abbr=on}}
|9.0
|align="left"| <small>''[[Rimouski]]'', ''[[Rivière-du-Loup]]''</small>
|-
|align="center"|02
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]]}}
|275,552
|{{convert|95,542.70|km2|abbr=on}}
|2.9
|align="left"| <small>''[[Alma, Quebec|Alma]], '''[[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]]'''''</small>
|-
|align="center"|03
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Capitale-Nationale]]}}
|757,950
|{{convert|18,684.78|km2|abbr=on}}
|40.6
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Quebec City]]'''''</small>
|-
|align="center"|04
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Mauricie]]}}
|273,055
|{{convert|35,475.80|km2|abbr=on}}
|7.7
|align="left"| <small>''[[Shawinigan]], '''[[Trois-Rivières]]'''''</small>
|-
|align="center"|05
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Estrie]]}}
|337,701
|{{convert|10,197.88|km2|abbr=on}}
|33.1
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Granby, Quebec|Granby]]''', [[Magog, Quebec|Magog]], '''[[Sherbrooke]]'''''</small>
|-
|align="center"|06
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Urban agglomeration of Montreal|Montréal]]}}{{efn|name="aggl"|Coextensive with the [[Urban agglomerations of Quebec|urban agglomeration]] of the same name}}
|2,004,265
|{{convert|498.29|km2|abbr=on}}
|4,022.3
|align="left"| <small>''[[Côte Saint-Luc|Côte-Saint-Luc]], [[Dollard-des-Ormeaux]], [[Mount Royal, Quebec|Mont-Royal]], '''[[Montreal]]''', [[Pointe-Claire]]''</small>
|-
|align="center"|07
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Outaouais]]}}
|405,158
|{{convert|30,457.52|km2|abbr=on}}
|13.3
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Gatineau]]'''''</small>
|-
|align="center"|08
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]]}}
|147,082
|{{convert|57,325.74|km2|abbr=on}}
|2.6
|align="left"| <small>''[[Rouyn-Noranda]], [[Val-d'Or]]''</small>
|-
|align="center"|09
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Côte-Nord]]}}
|88,525
|{{convert|234,442.27|km2|abbr=on}}
|0.4
|align="left"| <small>''[[Baie-Comeau]], [[Sept-Îles, Quebec|Sept-Îles]]''</small>
|-
|align="center"|10
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Nord-du-Québec]]}}
|45,740
|{{convert|707,306.52|km2|abbr=on}}
|0.06
|
|-
|align="center"|11
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine]]}}
|89,342
|{{convert|20,271.24|km2|abbr=on}}
|4.4
|
|-
|align="center"|12
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Chaudière-Appalaches]]}}
|433,312
|{{convert|15,071.51|km2|abbr=on}}
|28.8
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Lévis, Quebec|Lévis]]''', [[Saint-Georges, Quebec|Saint-Georges]], [[Thetford Mines|Thetford-Mines]]''</small>
|-
|align="center"|13
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]}}{{efn|name="muni"|Coextensive with the [[Equivalent territory (Quebec)|equivalent territory]] and municipality of the same name}}
|438,366
|{{convert|246.13|km2|abbr=on}}
|1,781.0
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Laval, Quebec|Laval]]'''''</small>
|-
|align="center"|14
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Lanaudière]]}}
|528,598
|{{convert|12,300.62|km2|abbr=on}}
|43.0
|align="left"| <small>''[[Joliette]], [[L'Assomption, Quebec|L'Assomption]], '''[[Mascouche]]''', '''[[Repentigny, Quebec|Repentigny]]''', [[Saint-Lin–Laurentides|Saint-Lin-Laurentides]], '''[[Terrebonne, Quebec|Terrebonne]]'''''</small>
|-
|align="center"|15
|align="left"|''[[Laurentides]]''
|636,083
|{{convert|20,557.42|km2|abbr=on}}
|30.9
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Blainville, Quebec|Blainville]]''', [[Boisbriand]], '''[[Mirabel, Quebec|Mirabel]]''', [[Saint-Eustache, Quebec|Saint-Eustache]], '''[[Saint-Jérôme]]''', [[Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec|Sainte-Thérèse]]''</small>
|-
|align="center"|16
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Montérégie]]}}
|1,591,620
|{{convert|11,111.82|km2|abbr=on}}
|143.2
|align="left"| <small>''[[Beloeil, Quebec|Beloeil]], [[Boucherville]], '''[[Brossard]]''', [[Candiac, Quebec|Candiac]], [[Chambly, Quebec|Chambly]], '''[[Châteauguay]]''', [[La Prairie, Quebec|La Prairie]], '''[[Longueuil]]''', [[Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville]], [[Saint-Constant, Quebec|Saint-Constant]], '''[[Saint-Hyacinthe]]''', '''[[Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu]]''', [[Saint-Lambert, Quebec|Saint-Lambert]], [[Saint-Lazare, Quebec|Saint-Lazare]], [[Sainte-Julie, Quebec|Sainte-Julie]], [[Salaberry-de-Valleyfield]], [[Sorel-Tracy]], [[Varennes, Quebec|Varennes]], [[Vaudreuil-Dorion]]''</small>
|-
|align="center"|17
|align="left"| {{lang|fr|[[Centre-du-Québec]]}}
|250,445
|{{convert|6,921.32|km2|abbr=on}}
|36.2
|align="left"| <small>'''''[[Drummondville]]''', [[Victoriaville]]''</small>
|-
|
|align="left"|'''Total'''
|'''8,501,833'''
|'''{{convert|1,298,599.75|km2|abbr=on}}'''
|'''6.5'''
|
|-
|}

<!-- We probably don't need rankings, but I'm leaving this here in case we decide otherwise.
==Rankings==
===Population===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Region
! Population
|-
|[[Montréal (region)|Montréal]]
|align="center"|{{nts|1854442}}
|-
|[[Montérégie]]
|align="center"|{{nts|1357720}}
|-
|[[Capitale-Nationale]]	
|align="center"|{{nts|661060}}
|-
|[[Laurentides]]
|align="center"|{{nts|511276}}
|-
|[[Lanaudière]]
|align="center"|{{nts|429053}}
|-
|[[Chaudière-Appalaches]]
|align="center"|{{nts|393669}}
|-
|[[Laval (region)|Laval]]
|align="center"|{{nts|368709}}
|-
|[[Outaouais (region)|Outaouais]]
|align="center"|{{nts|341096}}
|-
|[[Estrie]]	
|align="center"|{{nts|298779}}
|-
|[[Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]]
|align="center"|{{nts|272610}}
|-
|[[Mauricie]]
|align="center"|{{nts|258928}}
|-
|[[Centre-du-Québec]]
|align="center"|{{nts|224200}}
|-
|[[Bas-Saint-Laurent]]
|align="center"|{{nts|200653}}
|-
|[[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]]
|align="center"|{{nts|143872}}
|-
|[[Côte-Nord]]
|align="center"|{{nts|95911}}
|-
|[[Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine]]
|align="center"|{{nts|94336}}
|-
|[[Nord-du-Québec]]
|align="center"|{{nts|39817}}
|-
|colspan="2"|Source: Statistics Canada Census of 2006<ref name=statscan2006>
[[Statistics Canada]] (2006). [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=702&SR=1&S=0&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=24&CMA=0 Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions]</ref>
|}

===Area (excluding lakes and rivers)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Region
! Area
|-
|[[Nord-du-Québec]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|747157.98|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Côte-Nord]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|247627.06|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean]]	
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|98708.62|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|57674.26|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Mauricie]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|35855.22|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Outaouais (region)|Outaouais]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|30760.05|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Bas-Saint-Laurent]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|22232.11|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Laurentides]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|20744.29|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|20308.09|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Capitale-Nationale]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|18794.51|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Chaudière-Appalaches]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|15078.67|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Lanaudière]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|12413.73|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Montérégie]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|11127.74|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Estrie]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|10209.40|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Centre-du-Québec]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|6928.78|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Montréal (region)|Montréal]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|499.19|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|[[Laval (region)|Laval]]
|align="center"|{{km2 to mi2|247.09|abbr=yes|precision=2}}
|-
|colspan="2"|Source: Statistics Canada Census of 2006<ref name=statscan2006/>
|}
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* {{lang|fr|[[Mauricie–Bois-Francs]]}} was split in 1997 to create {{lang|fr|Mauricie}} and {{lang|fr|Centre-du-Québec}} administrative regions (note, the notion of {{lang|fr|Mauricie}} as a traditional region long predates this)
* In January 2000, {{lang|fr|Québec}} administrative region was renamed {{lang|fr|Capitale-Nationale}}.