Greater Moncton () is a census metropolitan area comprising

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The ...

, Riverview, and

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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

Maritime Provinces The Maritimes, also called the Maritime provinces, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Maritimes had a population of 1,899,324 in 2021, which makes up 5.1% of Ca ...

after Halifax. The CMA includes the city of

(population 25,384), town of Riverview (19,667), Moncton Parish (9,811),

Memramcook Memramcook, sometimes also spelled Memramcouke or Memramkouke, is a village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located in south-eastern New Brunswick, the community is predominantly people of Acadian descent who speak the Chiac deri ...

(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

visible minorities A visible minority () is defined by the Government of Canada as "persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour". The term is used primarily as a demographic category by Statistics Canada, in connect ...

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 Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries. The district incl ...

Moncton East Moncton East (french: Moncton-Est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral b ...

Moncton South Moncton South (french: Moncton-Sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It occupies the southern portion of the city of Moncton. It was created in 1973 out of the multi-member district of ...

Moncton Southwest Moncton Southwest (french: Moncton-Sud-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electora ...

Moncton Northwest Moncton Northwest (french: Moncton-Nord-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first be contested in the 1995 general election, having been created in the 1994 redistribution ...

Shediac Bay-Dieppe Shediac Bay-Dieppe (french: Baie-de-Shediac-Dieppe) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistributio ...

, Riverview and

Albert Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

. 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 Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe (formerly known as Moncton) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. Political geography The riding of Moncton was created in ...

Ginette Petitpas Taylor Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor (born 1968 or 1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Liberal P ...

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

Tourist attractions

Magnetic Hill A gravity hill, also known as a magnetic hill, mystery hill, mystery spot, gravity road, or anti-gravity hill, is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces an optical illusion, making a slight downhill slope appear to be an uph ...

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

gravity hill A gravity hill, also known as a magnetic hill, mystery hill, mystery spot, gravity road, or anti-gravity hill, is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces an optical illusion, making a slight downhill slope appear to be an uphi ...

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 The Magnetic Hill Zoo (french: le Zoo de Magnetic Hill, formerly the Magnetic Hill Game Farm) is a zoo located adjacent to Magnetic Hill and the Magic Mountain in the Magnetic Hill Area of Moncton, New Brunswick. The zoo has over 400 animals, m ...

'', 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.

The Eagles The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles and six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s ...

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

AC/DC AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian Rock music, rock band formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm Young, Malcolm and Angus Young. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and Heavy metal ...

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 Casino New Brunswick is located in the Magnetic Hill Area of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Casino Complex On May 8, 2008, Sonco Gaming New Brunswick Limited Partnership was selected as the successful proponent for the New Brunswick Destinatio ...

, which also encompasses a hotel and 2,000 seat entertainment venue also opened at Magnetic Hill in 2010. The performance space at the

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 (french: Place Champlain), also known as Champlain Mall and corporately styled as CF Champlain, is a shopping centre located in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. It is the largest single-building shopping centre in Atlantic Canada ...

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 Bass Pro is a shopping complex adjacent to the Champlain Place shopping mall in the city of Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada near Moncton. History The Complex was opened on February 15, 1990 under the name Crystal Palace by Cadillac Fairview as ...

is adjacent to Champlain Place and is co-managed by Cadillac Fairview. It includes a

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bookstore, multiplex cinema complex and includes a

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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 Rees Jones (born September 16, 1941) is an American golf course architect. Life and career Born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and the younger brother of golf course designer R ...

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 Turtle Creek is a community Southwest of Riverview, New Brunswick, Riverview, in Albert County, New Brunswick, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada, New Brunswick. The community is located on named after the ''Turtle Creek'' and is located on New B ...

. *

Codiac Transpo Codiac Transpo is the urban transit service of the City of Moncton, operated on behalf of Moncton, the City of Dieppe and the Town of Riverview in New Brunswick, Canada. The transit system provides express and local bus service for the residents ...

– Public transit system.

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Cape Breton Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18. ...

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Albert County Albert County (2016 population 29,158) is New Brunswick's third-youngest county located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy. Prior to the abolition of county government in 1967, the shire town w ...

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Evangeline ''Evangeline, A Tale of Acadie'' is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, written in English and published in 1847. The poem follows an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during t ...

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Shediac Shediac (official in both languages; ''Shédiac'' is colloquial French) is a heavily Acadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The town is home to the famous Parlee Beach and is known as the "Lobster Capital of the World". It hosts a ...

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Neighbouring regions

Memramcook Region Memramcook, sometimes also spelled Memramcouke or Memramkouke, is a village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located in south-eastern New Brunswick, the community is predominantly people of Acadian descent who speak the Chiac der ...

Greater Shediac Greater ShediacGreater Shediac
Official Website. is the name given to the area encompassing the

Tantramar Region The Tantramar Marshes, also known as the Tintamarre National Wildlife Area, is a tidal saltmarsh around the Bay of Fundy on the Isthmus of Chignecto. The area borders between Route 940, Route 16 and Route 2 near Sackville, New Brunswick. The go ...

References

Geographic regions of New Brunswick Metropolitan areas of New Brunswick