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),

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(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 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

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. 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

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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 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.

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

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and Bon Jovi 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 U2 360° Tour 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 Trinity Power Centre, Wheeler Park Power Centre in Moncton, and Champlain Place in Dieppe, which, at , is the List of largest shopping malls in Canada, largest shopping mall in Atlantic Canada and has over 160 stores and services. The Bass Pro Complex (Dieppe), Bass Pro Complex is adjacent to Champlain Place and is co-managed by Cadillac Fairview. It includes a Chapters (bookstore), 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 Golf Club, Royal Oaks and Fox Creek Golf Club, 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 citiesGreater Moncton
Metropolitan area as of Stats Canada.

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, , 71,884, , , , , , 69,074, , , , , , , , - , New Scotland, New Brunswick, New Scotland, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Nixon, New Brunswick, Nixon, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , O'Neil, New Brunswick, O'Neil, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Pacific Junction, New Brunswick, Pacific Junction, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Painsec, New Brunswick, Painsec, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Pine Glen, New Brunswick, Pine Glen, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Price, New Brunswick, Price, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Riverview, , , , , , , , 19,128, , , , , , , , - , Saint-Philippe, New Brunswick, Saint-Philippe, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - ,

, , , , , , , , 2,208, , , , , , , - , Scotch Settlement, Westmorland County, Scotch Settlement, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Scoudouc, New Brunswick, Scoudouc, , , , , , , , 200 , , , , , , , , - , Shediac, , , , , , , , 6,053, , , , , , , , - , Steeves Mills, New Brunswick, Steeves Mills, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Steeves Mountain, New Brunswick, Steeves Mountain, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Stilesville, New Brunswick, Stilesville, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Stoney Creek, New Brunswick, Stoney Creek, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Synton, New Brunswick, Synton, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Turtle Creek, New Brunswick, Turtle Creek, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , -Petitcodiac , Upper Coverdale, New Brunswick, Upper Coverdale, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , Weldon, New Brunswick, Weldon, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - class="sortbottom" bgcolor="yellow" align="center" , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", Metro Moncton , , , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", '' , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", '' , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", '' , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", '' , - class="sortbottom" bgcolor="yellow" align="center" , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", Greater Moncton , , , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", '' , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", '' , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", '' , bgcolor="yellow" align="center", ''{{nts} , -

Neighbouring regions

*Memramcook Region *Greater Shediac *Tantramar Region

References

Greater Moncton, Geographic regions of New Brunswick Metropolitan areas of New Brunswick