Rimouski
city of Québec, Canada
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Summary
Rimouski is a city or town of Quebec[1]. Rimouski ranks in the top 3% of city or town of quebec entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,333 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rimouski-Neigette[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Petite rivière Neigette[5], estuary of the Saint Lawrence River[6], Rimouski River[7], Rivière Rigoumabe[8], Rivière du Bic[9], Rivière Hâtée[10], Rivière du Brûlé[11], Rivière du Bois Brûlé[12]
- Shares border with: Saint-Fabien[13], Saint-Valérien[14], Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski[15], Saint-Marcellin[16], Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard[17], Sainte-Luce[18]
- Founder: René Lepage de Sainte-Claire[19]
- Named after: Rimouski River[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Nantong[21]
- Part of: Rimouski census agglomeration[22]
- Commons category: Rimouski[23]
- Inception: July 7, 1696[24]
- Official website: http://www.ville.rimouski.qc.ca[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rimouski[26]
- Commons gallery: Rimouski[27]
- Population: 46,860[28], 49,197[29], 49,507[30], 49,733[31], 48,935[32], 50,036[33], 1186[34], 1417[35], 1429[36], 1804[37], 3097[38], 3612[39], 5532[40], 7009[41]
- Capital of: Rimouski-Neigette[42], Bas-Saint-Laurent[43]
- Motto text: Legi patrum fidelis[44]
- Category for people born here: Q13336083[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Rimouski[46]
- Demonym: Rimouskois[47], Rimouskoise[48]
- Area: 533.62 km²[49]
- History of topic: history of Rimouski[50], history of bus transport via Rimouski[51]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Rimouski include Rimouski Airport[52], an airport[53], in Canada[54].
Why It Matters
Rimouski has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Rimouski is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for Rimouski include Rimouski Airport[52], an airport[53], in Canada[54].