Rushoon, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Rushoon
Rushoon (Newfoundland)
Rushoon
Rushoon
Location of Rushoon in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°21′27″N 54°54′53″W / 47.3575, -54.91472
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated January 18, 1966
Population (2006)
 - Total 319
Time zone Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
 - Summer (DST) Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s) 709

Rushoon is a town located north east of Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador. The post office was established there in 1955 and the first postmaster was Ambrose Joseph Miller. It became a Local Government Community on January 18, 1966. It had a population of 319 in the Canada 2006 Census.

Coordinates: 47°21′27″N 54°54′53″W / 47.3575, -54.91472 (Rushoon)