Charlottetown: Capital city of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Charlottetown is the capital and the largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.
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| City of Charlottetown | |
 The aerial view of Charlottetown | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): "Cunabula Foederis"(Latin) "Birthplace of Confederation" | |
| Coordinates: 46°14′00″N 63°09′00″W / 46.23333°N 63.15000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Prince Edward Island |
| County | Queens County |
| Founded | 1764 |
| City | April 17, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • City Mayor | Clifford J. Lee |
| • Governing body | Charlottetown City Council |
| • MPs | Sean Casey |
| • MLAs | Robert Mitchell Doug Currie Richard Brown Robert Ghiz Kathleen Casey |
| Area | |
| • City | 44.33 km2 (17.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 57.89 km2 (22.35 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 798.54 km2 (308.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | Sea level to 49 m (0 to 161 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 34,562 |
| • Density | 779.7/km2 (2,019/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 42,602 |
| • Urban density | 735.9/km2 (1,906/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 64,487 |
| • Metro density | 80.8/km2 (209/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 16,060 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Website | City of Charlottetown Website |
The population of Charlottetown was 34,562 in 2011. The mayor of Charlottetown is Clifford J. Lee.
The French were the first European settlers in the area and they founded a settlement in 1720 named Port La Joye. British forces built Fort Amherst near the site of the abandoned Port La Joye settlement after they took control of the settlement and the rest of the island during the height of the French and Indian War. The town is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of the United Kingdom.
Media
Charlottetown Stations
CFCY 95.1
CHLQ 93.1
References
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
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