Moncton: City in New Brunswick, Canada
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.
Moncton | |
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 From top left: Moncton skyline at night, the Capitol Theatre, Magic Mountain Water Park, Centennial Park, and Downtown Moncton at dusk | |
| Nickname: Hub City | |
| Motto(s): Resurgo (Latin: I rise again) | |
  Moncton | |
| 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 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | George LeBlanc |
| • Governing Body | Moncton City Council |
| • MP | Robert Goguen |
| • MLAs | John Betts Marie-Claude Blais Chris Collins Susan Stultz |
| Area | |
| • City | 141.17 km2 (54.51 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 146 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,406 km2 (929 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 69,074 rank (79th) |
| • Density | 473.1/km2 (1,233.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 107,086 rank (27th) |
| • Metro | 138,644 rank (29th) |
| • Metro density | 57.6/km2 (149.2/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Monctonian |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | E1A-E1G |
| Area code | 506 |
| NTS Map | 021I02 |
| GNBC Code | DADHJ |
| Website | www |
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