Cape Breton Regional Municipality
regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada
Cape Breton Regional Municipality often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
(CBRM) | |
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality | |
Nickname: A Community of Communities | |
Motto(s): Fortuna Non Mutat Genus (Circumstances Do Not Change Our Origin) | |
Coordinates: 46°09′N 60°10′W / 46.150°N 60.167°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
County | Cape Breton |
Established | August 1, 1995 |
Electoral Districts Federal | Cape Breton—Canso / Sydney—Victoria |
Provincial | Cape Breton Centre / Cape Breton-Richmond / Glace Bay / Northside-Westmount / Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg / Sydney-Whitney Pier / Victoria-The Lakes |
Government | |
• Type | Cape Breton Regional Council |
• Mayor | Cecil Clarke |
• MPs | Rodger Cuzner, Mark Eyking |
• MLAs | Tammy Martin, Alana Paon, Geoff MacLellan, Eddie Orrell, Alfie MacLeod, Derek Mombourquette, Keith Bain |
Area (2016) | |
• Land | 2,430.06 km2 (938.25 sq mi) |
Elevation | Sea Level to 235 m (0 to 771 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 94,285 |
• Density | 38.8/km2 (100/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-16 | 3.2% |
• Census ranking | 58 of 5,162 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
Postal code | B1x, B2x |
Area code | 902 |
Dwellings | 45,342 |
Median Income* | $41,257 CDN |
Coastline | Atlantic 800 km (500 mi) Bras d'Or Lakes 400 km (250 mi) |
Roadways | 1,600 km (1,000 mi) |
NTS Map | 011K01 |
GNBC Code | CBUCD |
Website | cbrm.ns.ca |
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