Greater Moncton () is a census metropolitan area comprising

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, and Riverview in

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, Canada.

Population

Greater Moncton has a population of 157,717 (2021). Migration is mostly from other areas of

(especially the north),

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(13%), and

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(9%). 62% of new arrivals to the city are

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and 38% are

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. The census metropolitan area (CMA) grew by 9% between 2016 and 2021. The

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had a population of 157,717 as of the 2021 national census, which makes it the largest metropolitan area in the province of New Brunswick and the second-largest in the

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, after Halifax. The CMA includes the city of

(population 25,384), the town of Riverview (19,667), Moncton Parish (9,811), Memramcook (4,778), Coverdale Parish (4,466), and

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(2,284). There are 2,990 Aboriginal people living in Moncton, who make up 4.3% of the city's population. There are 3,305

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in Moncton. Black peoples and

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are the largest visible minority groups, comprising 1.7% and 0.7% of the city's population, respectively. There is also a growing

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community in Moncton.

Governance

The greater Moncton area contains nine of New Brunswick's 49 provincial

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: Moncton Centre, Moncton East, Moncton South, Moncton Southwest, Moncton Northwest,

, Shediac Bay-Dieppe, Riverview and Albert. Of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly that represent greater Moncton, five belong to the

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and four belong to the Progressive Conservative party. The current federal MP for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe is

Ginette Petitpas Taylor Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor (born 1968/1969) is a Canadian politician who has been representing the riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 federal election. She is a member of the Liberal ...

(Liberal), as of the 2015 and 2019 federal elections.

Tourist attractions

Magnetic Hill is on the northwestern outskirts of Moncton and is now the city's most famous attraction. It is a

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optical illusion, where the local topography gives the impression that you are going uphill when in fact you are going downhill. The "Magnetic Hill Illusion" is a popular tourism draw and both the city and province have built major tourism developments on the surrounding properties to capitalize on this. The complex includes The '' Magnetic Hill Zoo'', a nationally accredited and award-winning zoo with over 400 animals displayed in themed exhibit areas. It is the largest zoo in Atlantic Canada, has well-developed and popular educational program, and was ranked as the fourth best zoo in Canada in 2007. Also on site is Magic Mountain, the largest water park in Atlantic Canada, with a half dozen large water slides, a lazy river, wave pool, children's splash pool, and a 36-hole mini-golf course. An adjacent amusement park is now under construction and will be completed in 2017. The Magnetic Hill Concert Site, a large outdoor concert facility which holds one or two large concerts every year is located nearby.

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performed there in 2005 in front of 85,000 fans.

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played there in the summer of 2008 in front of 55,000 fans.

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and

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played at the hill in 2009, with the crowd for the AC/DC concert exceeding 70,000. The Magnetic Hill Concert Site has developed a reputation for holding the largest concert productions in the entire country. U2 played the final concert of their worldwide

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at Magnetic Hill on 30 July 2011. The Casino New Brunswick, which also encompasses a hotel and 2,000 seat entertainment venue also opened at Magnetic Hill in 2010. The performance space at the Casino New Brunswick has already hosted many top acts on the casino circuit. The main destinations for shopping in Greater Moncton are the Northwest Centre, and the Wheeler Park Power Centre in Moncton, and

Champlain Place Champlain Place (), also known as Champlain Mall and styled as Place Champlain Place on their social media pages, is a shopping mall, shopping centre located in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. It is the largest single-building shopping centre in A ...

in Dieppe, which, at , is the

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shopping mall in Atlantic Canada and has over 160 stores and services. The Bass Pro Complex is adjacent to Champlain Place and is co-managed by Cadillac Fairview. It includes a Chapters bookstore, multiplex cinema complex and includes a Bass Pro Shop.

Sports

Greater Moncton has many golfing facilities. There are nine 18-hole golf courses in the census metropolitan area, four of which are residential courses with courseside housing developments either existing or under construction. Both the Royal Oaks and Fox Creek golf clubs can be considered championship courses, with Royal Oaks being the first Rees Jones designed golf course in Canada. Other notable courses include the Moncton Golf & Country Club, Hillsborough Golf Club, Memramcook Valley Golf Club, Maplewood Golf & Country Club and the Mountain Woods Golf Club.

Metro Moncton government services

*Metro Moncton Water and Sewer System – The water system used comes from The Turtle Creek Reservoir. * Codiac Transpo – Public transit system.

List of towns, communities and cities

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Shediac Shediac (official in both languages; ''Shédiac'' is colloquial French) is a town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick known as the "Lobster Capital of the World". It hosts an annual festival every July which promotes its ties to lobster fish ...

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Neighbouring regions

* Memramcook Region *

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Tantramar Region

References

Geographic regions of New Brunswick