List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador

Map of Canada with Newfoundland and Labrador highlighted in red
Location of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada with 514,536 residents as of 2011 and is the seventh-largest in land area at approximately 370,510 km2 (143,050 sq mi).[1] Newfoundland and Labrador has 280 municipalities divided into 3 cities and 277 towns which cover only 2.2% of the territory's land mass but are home to 89% of its population.

Cities

There are three incorporated cities in Newfoundland and Labrador as of the Canada 2011 Census.[2] St. John's is Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest city by population with 106,172 residents.[3] Located on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland, it is part of a census metropolitan area which also contains the city of Mount Pearl and is home to 200,600 resident or approximately half the province's population.[3] The city of Corner Brook is the principal settlement on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland. The three cities were incorporated under the City Of St. John's Act,[4] City of Mount Pearl,[5] and the City of Corner Brook Act of 1990[6] giving them the power to enact local by-laws and the responsibility to provide local government services.

Towns

There are 277 incorporated towns in Newfoundland and Labrador as of the Canada 2011 Census.[2] Newfoundland and Labrador's largest town by population is Conception Bay South with 24,848 residents and the largest by land area is Baie Verte at 371.09 km2 (143.28 sq mi). Tilt Cove is its smallest town by population with five residents, and Brent's Cove is the smallest town by land area with 1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi). Towns are incorporated under the Municipalities Act, 1999 which grants towns the responsibility to provide in whole or in part local government services.[7]

List of municipalities

Skyline of St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest city
Corner Brook from above
Skyline of Corner Brook
Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador
Skyline of Paradise
Status[8] Population
(2011)[3]		 Population
(2006)[3]		 Change
(%)[3]		 Land area
(km²)[3]		 Population density
(per km²)[3]
Corner Brook City 19,886 20,083 −1.0 148.26 134.1
Mount Pearl City 24,284 24,671 −1.6 15.75 1,542.1
St. John's City 106,172 100,646 5.5 446.06 238.0
Total cities — 150,342 145,400 3.4 610.07 246.4
Total towns — 307,829 301,597 2.1 7,134.05 43.15
Total municipalities — 458,171 446,997 2.5 8,041.12 56.98

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses – Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Northwest Territories)". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ http://www.assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/c17.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/c16.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/c15.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/m24.htm#3_
  8. ↑ "List of municipalities – Northwest Territories". Statistics Canada. September 6, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014.