The Union des Municipalités du Québec (English: Union of Quebec Municipalities) is an organization representing municipalities in the

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province of

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. The UMQ's website indicates that it has existed since 1919, representing municipalities of all sizes in all regions of the province. In 2010,

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announced that he was pulling his city out of the organization. The UMQ responded with a letter criticizing his decision."Quebec City drops UMQ membership"
, ''Info Express'' (UMQ publication), 4 November 2010, accessed 23 April 2011.

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Local government in Quebec Organizations based in Quebec {{Quebec-poli-stub