Moncton
Moncton /ˈmʌŋktən/ is a Canadian city in Westmorland County in southeastern New Brunswick. Moncton is the largest city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and the second largest in the maritime provinces.
Moncton | |
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 From top left: Moncton skyline at night, the Capitol Theatre, Magic Mountain Water Park, Centennial Park, and Downtown Moncton at dusk | |
| Nickname(s): Hub City | |
| Motto(s): Resurgo (Latin: I rise again) | |
  Moncton | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Westmorland |
| Parish | Moncton Parish |
| First settled | 1733 |
| Founded | 1766 |
| Incorporated | 1855, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | George LeBlanc |
| • Governing Body | Moncton City Council |
| • MP | Robert Goguen |
| • MLAs | John Betts Marie-Claude Blais Chris Collins Susan Stultz |
| Area | |
| • City | 141.17 km2 (54.51 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 146 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,406 km2 (929 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 69,074 rank (79th) |
| • Density | 473.1/km2 (1,233.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 107,086 rank (27th) |
| • Metro | 138,644 rank (29th) |
| • Metro density | 57.6/km2 (149.2/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Monctonian |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | E1A-E1G |
| Area code(s) | 506 |
| NTS Map | 021I02 |
| GNBC Code | DADHJ |
| Website | www |
References
- "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2007-03-13. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- "Population and dwelling counts, for urban areas, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2007-03-13. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- "Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. 2007-03-13. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- "2006 Community Profiles". Statistics Canada. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
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