Moncton 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.
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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 |
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Motto(s): " Resurgo" (Latin)
"I rise again" |
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| Coordinates: 46°07′58″N 64°46′17″W |
| Country | Canada |
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| Province | New Brunswick |
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| County | Westmorland |
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| Parish | Moncton Parish |
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| First settled | 1733 |
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| Founded | 1766 |
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| Incorporated | 1855, 1875 |
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| Named for | Robert Monckton |
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| • Type | Council-Manager |
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| • Mayor | Paulette Thériault (acting) |
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| • Governing Body | Moncton City Council |
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| • MP | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
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| • MLAs | Ernie Steeves
Daniel Allain
Rob McKee
Greg Turner
Sherry Wilson |
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| • City | 140.67 km2 (54.31 sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 110.73 km2 (42.75 sq mi) |
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| • Metro | 2,562.47 km2 (989.38 sq mi) |
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| Highest elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
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| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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| • City | 79,470 |
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| • Density | 564/km2 (1,460/sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 119,785 |
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| • Urban density | 1,081.8/km2 (2,802/sq mi) |
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| • Metro | 157,717 |
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| • Metro density | 61.5/km2 (159/sq mi) |
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| • Demonym | Monctonian |
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| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
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| Canadian Postal code | E1A-E1G, E1K |
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| Area code | 506 and 428 |
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| NTS Map | 21I2 Moncton |
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| GNBC Code | DADHJ[5] |
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| GDP (Moncton CMA) | CA$6.9 billion (2016)[6] |
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| GDP per capita (Moncton CMA) | CA$47,959 (2016) |
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| Website | moncton.ca |
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