Canada had 1,137 municipalities that held city, town or ville[lower-alpha 1] status as of 2011.[1] This list presents the 100 largest of these municipalities by land area in square kilometres at the time of the 2011 census.[2] Municipalities with other statuses and unincorporated areas are excluded.
List
Rank |
Municipality |
Province |
Status |
Area (km2) |
1 |
La Tuque |
Quebec |
Ville |
25,113.7 |
2 |
Senneterre |
Quebec |
Ville |
14,892 |
3 |
Rouyn-Noranda |
Quebec |
Ville |
6,010.5 |
4 |
Val-d'Or |
Quebec |
Ville |
3,551.79 |
5 |
Greater Sudbury |
Ontario |
City |
3,227.38 |
6 |
Kawartha Lakes |
Ontario |
City |
3,083.06 |
7 |
Timmins |
Ontario |
City |
2,979.15 |
8 |
Ottawa |
Ontario |
City |
2,790.22 |
9 |
Gillam |
Manitoba |
Town |
1,996.34 |
10 |
Sept-Îles |
Quebec |
Ville |
1,764.13 |
11 |
Norfolk County |
Ontario |
City |
1,607.6 |
12 |
Leaf Rapids |
Manitoba |
Town |
1,272.87 |
13 |
Haldimand County |
Ontario |
City |
1,251.57 |
14 |
Snow Lake |
Manitoba |
Town |
1,211.89 |
15 |
Saguenay |
Quebec |
Ville |
1,126.48 |
16 |
Gaspé |
Quebec |
Ville |
1,121.07 |
17 |
Hamilton |
Ontario |
City |
1,117.23 |
18 |
Port-Cartier |
Quebec |
Ville |
1,101.31 |
19 |
Prince Edward County |
Ontario |
City |
1,050.45 |
20 |
Lynn Lake |
Manitoba |
Town |
910.23 |
21 |
Brant |
Ontario |
City |
843.29 |
22 |
Calgary |
Alberta |
City |
825.29 |
23 |
Shawinigan |
Quebec |
Ville |
733.48 |
24 |
Témiscaming |
Quebec |
Ville |
718.18 |
25 |
Elliot Lake |
Ontario |
City |
714.56 |
26 |
Huntsville |
Ontario |
Town |
710.64 |
27 |
Chibougamau |
Quebec |
Ville |
699.31 |
28 |
Caledon |
Ontario |
Town |
688.15 |
29 |
Edmonton |
Alberta |
City |
684.37 |
30 |
Saint-Raymond |
Quebec |
Ville |
670.75 |
31 |
Laurentian Hills |
Ontario |
Town |
640.48 |
32 |
Toronto |
Ontario |
City |
630.21 |
33 |
Bracebridge |
Ontario |
Town |
625.66 |
34 |
Iroquois Falls |
Ontario |
Town |
599.92 |
35 |
Mont-Laurier |
Quebec |
Ville |
590.76 |
36 |
Dégelis |
Quebec |
Ville |
556.64 |
37 |
Belleterre |
Quebec |
Ville |
551.29 |
38 |
Moosonee |
Ontario |
Town |
550.12 |
39 |
Baie-Saint-Paul |
Quebec |
Ville |
546.71 |
40 |
Cochrane |
Ontario |
Town |
539.02 |
41 |
South Bruce Peninsula |
Ontario |
Town |
538.32 |
42 |
Kearney |
Ontario |
Town |
531.31 |
43 |
Lakeshore |
Ontario |
Town |
530.32 |
44 |
Blind River |
Ontario |
Town |
526.46 |
45 |
Mississippi Mills |
Ontario |
Town |
519.53 |
46 |
Gravenhurst |
Ontario |
Town |
518.59 |
47 |
Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands |
Ontario |
Town |
495.68 |
48 |
Quinte West |
Ontario |
City |
494.15 |
49 |
Mirabel |
Quebec |
Ville |
485.59 |
50 |
Fermont |
Quebec |
Ville |
470.67 |
51 |
Winnipeg |
Manitoba |
City |
464.08 |
52 |
Greater Napanee |
Ontario |
Town |
461.31 |
53 |
La Malbaie |
Quebec |
Ville |
459.34 |
54 |
Rivière-Rouge |
Quebec |
Ville |
455.35 |
55 |
Québec |
Quebec |
Ville |
454.1 |
56 |
Kingston |
Ontario |
City |
451.17 |
57 |
Lévis |
Quebec |
Ville |
449.31 |
58 |
St. John's |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
City |
446.06 |
59 |
Bécancour |
Quebec |
Ville |
440.74 |
60 |
Percé |
Quebec |
Ville |
432.39 |
61 |
Amos |
Quebec |
Ville |
430.67 |
62 |
London |
Ontario |
City |
420.57 |
63 |
Chandler |
Quebec |
Ville |
419.53 |
64 |
Whitehorse |
Yukon |
City |
416.54 |
65 |
Gracefield |
Quebec |
Ville |
386.21 |
66 |
Abbotsford |
British Columbia |
City |
375.55 |
67 |
Baie Verte |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
Town |
371.09 |
68 |
Montréal |
Quebec |
Ville |
365.13 |
69 |
Saint-Félicien |
Quebec |
Ville |
363.57 |
70 |
Milton |
Ontario |
Town |
363.22 |
71 |
Sherbrooke |
Quebec |
Ville |
353.49 |
72 |
Gatineau |
Quebec |
Ville |
342.98 |
73 |
Pohénégamook |
Quebec |
Ville |
340.33 |
74 |
Rimouski |
Quebec |
Ville |
339.84 |
75 |
Baie-Comeau |
Quebec |
Ville |
338.99 |
76 |
Thunder Bay |
Ontario |
City |
328.24 |
77 |
North Bay |
Ontario |
City |
319.05 |
78 |
Plympton-Wyoming |
Ontario |
Town |
318.76 |
79 |
Prince George |
British Columbia |
City |
318.26 |
80 |
Surrey |
British Columbia |
City |
316.41 |
81 |
Saint John |
New Brunswick |
City |
315.82 |
82 |
Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
Town |
305.85 |
83 |
Minto |
Ontario |
Town |
300.57 |
84 |
Kamloops |
British Columbia |
City |
299.23 |
85 |
Clarence-Rockland |
Ontario |
City |
297.86 |
86 |
Erin |
Ontario |
Town |
297.75 |
87 |
Cookshire-Eaton |
Quebec |
Ville |
295.95 |
88 |
Dolbeau-Mistassini |
Quebec |
Ville |
295.67 |
89 |
Mississauga |
Ontario |
City |
292.4 |
90 |
Trois-Rivières |
Quebec |
Ville |
288.9 |
91 |
Georgina |
Ontario |
Town |
287.72 |
92 |
The Blue Mountains |
Ontario |
Town |
287.23 |
93 |
Innisfil |
Ontario |
Town |
284.21 |
94 |
Essex |
Ontario |
Town |
277.92 |
95 |
Mono |
Ontario |
Town |
277.78 |
96 |
Halton Hills |
Ontario |
Town |
276.25 |
97 |
New Tecumseth |
Ontario |
Town |
274.18 |
98 |
Vaughan |
Ontario |
City |
273.52 |
99 |
Brampton |
Ontario |
City |
266.34 |
100 |
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts |
Quebec |
Ville |
263.31 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ According to Statistics Canada, both "city" and "town" can translate to "ville" in French.[1] Thus, those municipalities in Quebec holding "ville" status are considered equivalents of cities or towns for the purpose of this list.
References
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