Counties of Quebec

The Canadian province of Quebec consists of 87 counties (French: comitats, sing. comitat; pronounced [komita], both singular and plural), which form the upper tier of local government in the province. All urban, suburban, and nearby regions are covered by the 87 counties, but the majority of the province consists of a large, mostly unincorporated area north of the county area which is not covered by any county; this region is divided into four regional districts (districts régionaux), which are unitary authorities responsible for all local government services in their area. Within the four administrative regions are a handful of incorporated municipalities known as municipal districts (districts municipaux), but these are not considered to belong to any regional district and are thus themselves also unitary authorities.