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Saguenay (officially '''''Ville de Saguenay''''') is a city ( 2001 pop. 148,050) in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec , Canada , on the Saguenay River , about 200 kilometres north of Quebec City . The city was formed on February 18 , 2002 , by the merger of the cities of Chicoutimi , Jonquière , La Baie , and Laterrière , along with the municipalities of Lac-Kénogami and Shipshaw and part of the township of Tremblay. The city is divided into three boroughs:
The mayor of Saguenay is Jean Tremblay, mayor of Chicoutimi before the merger. The term "the Saguenay" is used for the whole Saguenay River region. See Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean . The provincial riding of René-Lévesque on the Côte Nord was named Saguenay before 2003 elections. EXTERNAL LINK |
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