Capitale-Nationale (; ) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,797.45 km2. It reported a total resident population of 729,997 as of the Canada 2016 Census, with Quebec City having 73.7 percent of the total. Prior to January 2000, it was known as the Québec administrative region. Administrative divisions Regional county municipalities Equivalent territory Independent parish municipality Notre-Dame-des-Anges Native People's Reserve Wendake Major communities Baie-Saint-Paul Boischatel Donnacona L'Ancienne-Lorette La Malbaie Lac-Beauport Pont-RougeQuebec City (Ville de Québec) Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Saint-Raymond Shannon Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury School Districts 25 Districts Francophones manage by 5 school service centres : 5 of Commission scolaire de Charlevoix (Charlevoix and Charlevoix-Est). 5 of Commission scolaire des Découvreurs 5 of Commission scolaire de la Capitale 5 of Commission scolaire de Portneuf 5 of Commission scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries District Anglophone: Central Quebec School Board See also List of Quebec regions References Commission de toponymie - Topos sur le Web - Listing for Capitale-Nationale External links Portail régional de la Capitale-Nationale Official website CRÉ Metropolitan areas of Quebec Administrative regions of Quebec