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Also known as Chicoutimi, Quebec, Chicoutimi, QC, Chicoutimi, Saguenay

Chicoutimi ( , ) is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada.

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Settlement.name
Chicoutimi
Settlement.settlement_type
Borough
Settlement.nicknames
Queen of the North, Saguenay Queen, Saguenay metropolis, Saguenay kingdom capital, Conventions city(Reine du Nord, Reine du Saguenay, Métropole du Saguenay, Capitale du royaume du Saguenay, Ville des congrès)
Settlement.image_skyline
Chicoutimi - Centre-ville Est.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Downtown Chicoutimi
Settlement.image_shield
Blason ville ca Chicoutimi 1917 (Québec).svg
Settlement.image_map
Arrondissements de Saguenay.png
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Quebec
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Settlement.subdivision_type3
City
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Saguenay
Settlement.leader_title
Borough president
Settlement.leader_name
Michel Tremblay
Settlement.website
Borough Council of Chicoutimi

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Wikidata facts

Population
70070
Area
146.89
Image
Saguenay - Chicoutimi - Haute-Racine.jpg
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Commons gallery
Chicoutimi
Commons category
Chicoutimi
inception
1863-03-12
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12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography and cityscape
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Professional hockey players from Chicoutimi
  • Law and government
  • Education
  • International relations
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Chicoutimi ( , ) is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada.

It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and commercial centre of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. In 2002 it merged into the new city of Saguenay and forms the heart of the 5th-largest urban area of the province of Quebec. At the 2021 census, its population was 69,004.

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