Greater Montreal is the most populous metropolitan area in Québec. As of 2009, Statistics Canada identifies Montréal's Census Metropolitan Area . The CMA is 4,258.31 square kilometres large and has a population of 3,824,221 as of 2011. A smaller area of 3,838 square kilometres is governed by the Montreal Metropolitan Community . This level of government is headed by a president . 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.
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| Country: | Canada |
| Population: | 3,635,571 |
| Area: | 1644.4 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Greater Montreal Area, Canada |