Moncton
Moncton | |
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 From top, left to right: Moncton skyline at night, the Capitol Theatre, Magic Mountain, Centennial Park, and Downtown Moncton at dusk | |
| Nickname: "Hub City"[1] | |
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  Moncton Location of Moncton in Canada  Moncton Moncton (New Brunswick) | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′58″N 64°46′17″W / 46.13278°N 64.77139°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Westmorland |
| Parish | Moncton Parish |
| First settled | 1733 |
| Founded | 1766 |
| Incorporated | 1855, 1875 |
| Named for | Robert Monckton |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Paulette Thériault (acting) |
| • Governing Body | Moncton City Council |
| • MP | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| • MLAs | Ernie Steeves Daniel Allain Rob McKee Greg Turner Sherry Wilson |
| Area | |
| • City | 140.67 km2 (54.31 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 110.73 km2 (42.75 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,562.47 km2 (989.38 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 79,470 |
| • Density | 564/km2 (1,460/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 119,785 |
| • Urban density | 1,081.8/km2 (2,802/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 157,717 |
| • Metro density | 61.5/km2 (159/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Monctonian |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | |
| Area code | 506 and 428 |
| NTS Map | 21I2 Moncton |
| GNBC Code | DADHJ[5] |
| GDP (Moncton CMA) | CA$6.9 billion (2016)[6] |
| GDP per capita (Moncton CMA) | CA$47,959 (2016) |
| Website | 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.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ LeBreton, Cathy (October 22, 2012). "Major employment forum held this week in Moncton". News 91.9. Rogers Communications. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
- 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Moncton". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ "Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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