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 Sweeper Parts Quebec City - The city of Quebec is the capital of the province of Quebec, a province within Canada. The population was 516,622 as of the year 2011. The metropolitan area had a population of approximately 765,706 which made it the second most densely inhabited city after the city of Montreal. Montreal is situated around 233 km or 145 miles to the southwest of the city of Quebec.
The name "Quebec" comes from the Algonquin word Kebec, that translates to "where the river narrows." This word refers particularly to the narrowing of the Saint Lawrence River on the city's promontory. The promontory is Cap-Diamant and Levis on the opposite bank from the city. Samuel de Champlain established Quebec City during the year 1608, making it one of the oldest cities in North America. The only fortified city walls which still exist in north of Mexico in America, are the ramparts surrounding Old Quebec or Vieux-Quebec. These walls were declared during the year 1985 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as the "Historic District of Old Quebec."
According to the provincial and federal governments, the official name of the city is the same in both French and English, though Quebec City is normally used to help distinguish the province from the city. The Chateau Frontenac is the most well-known attraction within Quebec City and is a hotel which dominates the skyline. The National Gallery of Quebec of the Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec and the Museum of Civilization or the Musee de la civilization are both found close to Vieux-Quebec.
A lot of the jobs in the city are based in the sectors of public administration, tourism, defense services, transport and commerce. As Quebec City is the provincial capital, the city benefits from being a regional services and administrative center. The government of the province is the biggest employer within Quebec City. As of the year 2007, around 27,900 individuals worked for them. The local hospital network CHUQ is the largest institutional employer within Quebec City and during the year 2007 had more than 10,000 workers. The unemployment rate within the city was well under the national averages of 7.3% and 6.6% in the year 2008 at 4.5%.
Around 10 percent of all the jobs within Quebec City are in manufacturing. The key producers comprise chemicals, pulp and paper, wood and metal items, processed food, printed materials and electrical equipment and electronics.
The city is home to numerous company head offices, including: industrial Alliance, La Capitale, Beenox Frima Studio, and Union Canadienne in the insurance sector, and Sarbakan in the computer games business, in advertising and marketing SSQ and Promutuel and Institut National d'Optique or INO and EXFO within technology. In the financial sector, the Desjardins Group is the area's biggest employer. In general, both of the security and the defense businesses are extremely prominent in the city. They have formed an industrial pole called Technopole Defense and Security.
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