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Place Name
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Chicoutimi
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Pronunciation
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shi-KOO-ti-mee
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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62,670 (1991)
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Location
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Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
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48°26'N
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Longitude
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71°04'W
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Chicoutimi
(shi-KOO-ti-mee), city (1991 pop. 62,670), S Que., E
Canada, at the confluence of the Chicoutimi and Saguenay rivers;
48°26'N 71°04'W. The cultural and economic center of the Saguenay
area. Aluminum plants, pulp, paper, and textile mills; wrought iron and
leather goods. A Jesuit mission est. here in 1676. In the city is a
branch of the Universite de Quebec.
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