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St. John's served as the capital city of the Colony of Newfoundland and the Dominion of Newfoundland before Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province in 1949. [176] The city now serves as the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador ; therefore, the provincial legislature is in the city. [ 177 ]
Originally called Bread and Cheese Cove, the cove was renamed for the Rev. John Inglis, an Anglican bishop who toured Newfoundland in 1827 after it became part of his diocese. Early family names in the area include "Smith", "Barrett" and several variations of "Menchions", with possible claims to the land going back as early as 1625.
Newfoundland and Labrador – the most easterly province of Canada. It comprises the island of Newfoundland , mainland Labrador , and over 7,000 small islands. It is Canada's ninth-most populous province or territory and tenth-largest in total area.
St. John's NL 47°33′44″N 52°42′36″W / 47.5621°N 52.7099°W / 47.5621; -52.7099 ( Yellow Belly Corner Municipal Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador ( 5341 ),
There are twenty seven Chinese graves in the General Protestant Cemetery marking the burial sites of early Chinese immigrants to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. [5] Newfoundland and Labrador did not have a large Chinese presence until the late 19th century, and they predominately worked in hand laundries. The graves all belong to men.
The St. John's metropolitan area is the most populous census metropolitan area (CMA) in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. With a population of 212,579 in the 2021 Canadian Census, [ 1 ] the CMA is the second largest in Atlantic Canada and the 22nd largest CMA in Canada .
Cowan Heights is a west end neighbourhood in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada Drive and Frecker Drive are the two main road-ways that run through most of the neighbourhood. Canada Drive and Frecker Drive are the two main road-ways that run through most of the neighbourhood.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, The Goulds recorded a population of 4418 living in 1676 of its 1724 total private dwellings, a change of -2.4% from its 2011 population of 4525.