Quebec City (/kwɪˈbɛk/ or /kəˈbɛk/; French: Ville de Québec, Western Abnaki: Kephek), officially Québec ([kebɛk]), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2016 the city had a population of 531,902, and the metropolitan area had a population of 800,296. It is the eleventh largest city and the seventh largest metropolitan area in Canada.