The
Canadian province
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British Nort ...
of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
is divided into 11
census divisions, which are numbered 1 to 11.
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Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Newfoundland and Labrador. The areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation and have no government of their own, as the province has no level of government between the provincial and
municipal
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
level.
List of census divisions
The region and largest community are listed:
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Division No. 1, Newfoundland and Labrador
Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division covering the entire Avalon Peninsula including the Isthmus of Avalon of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unli ...
(
Avalon Peninsula-
St. John's)
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Division No. 2, Newfoundland and Labrador (
Burin Peninsula
The Burin Peninsula ( ) is a peninsula located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Marystown is the largest population centre on the peninsula.Statistics Canada. 2017. Marystown, T ensus ...
-
Marystown)
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Division No. 3, Newfoundland and Labrador (South Coast-
Channel-Port aux Basques)
*
Division No. 4, Newfoundland and Labrador (St. George's-
Stephenville)
*
Division No. 5, Newfoundland and Labrador
Census Division No. 5 is a Statistics Canada statistical division composed of the areas of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador called Humber Valley, Bay of Islands, and White Bay. It covers a land area of 10,365.63 km² (4,002.19 sq mi) ...
(Humber District-
Corner Brook
Corner Brook ( 2021 population: 19,333 CA 29,762) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Corner Brook is the fifth largest settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
)
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Division No. 6, Newfoundland and Labrador (Central Newfoundland-
Grand Falls-Windsor
Grand Falls-Windsor is a town located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of 13,853 at the 2021 census. The town is the largest in the central region, the si ...
)
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Division No. 7, Newfoundland and Labrador (
Bonavista/Trinity-
Clarenville)
*
Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador (Notre Dame Bay-
Lewisporte)
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Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador (
Northern Peninsula-
St. Anthony Saint Anthony, Antony, or Antonius most often refers to Anthony of Padua, also known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon, the patron saint of lost things. This name may also refer to:
People
* Anthony of Antioch (266–302), Martyr under Diocletian. Feast ...
)
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Division No. 10, Newfoundland and Labrador (
Labrador
, nickname = "The Big Land"
, etymology =
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Canada
, subdivision_type1 = Province
, subdivision_name1 ...
-
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Happy Valley-Goose Bay (Inuit: ''Vâli'') is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Located in the central part of Labrador on the coast of Lake Melville and the Churchill River, Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the largest popu ...
)
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Division No. 11, Newfoundland and Labrador (
Nunatsiavut-
Nain)
Historical districts
Newfoundland was once divided into historical districts
*Bay de Verde
*Bonavista
*Burgeo and La Poile
*Burin
*Carbonear
*Ferryland
*Fogo
*Fortune Bay
*Harbour Grace
*Harbour Main
*Labrador
*Placentia and St. Mary's
*Port de Grave
*St. Barbe's
*St. George's-Port au Port
*St. John's East
*St. John's West
*Trinity
*Twillingate
See also
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Administrative divisions of Canada
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Subdivisions of Canada
Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British Nort ...
References
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Census divisions