Country Canada Population 262,410 (2011) | Area 9,219 km² Province Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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Destinations St. John's, Bell Island, Witless Bay Clubs and Teams St. John's IceCaps, Northeast Eagles Points of interest Signal Hill - St John's, Cape Spear, East Coast Trail, The Rooms, Johnson Geo Centre Colleges and Universities Memorial University of Newfo, College of the North Atlantic P, College of the North Atlantic S, College of the North Atlantic C, College of the North Atlantic Pl | ||
Division 1, Newfoundland and Labrador is a census division covering the entire Avalon Peninsula including the Isthmus of Avalon of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Like all census divisions in Newfoundland and Labrador, but unlike the census divisions of some other provinces, the division exists only as a statistical division for census data, and is not a political entity.
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Map of Division No. 1, NL, Canada
The area has the largest population of the province, totaling 262,410 – 51% of the provincial total – in 2011. The total land area is 9,218.54 square kilometres. The coast of the Avalon Peninsula is inundated by four main bays and a number of smaller bays. The four main bays are; Trinity Bay, Conception Bay, St. Mary's Bay and Placentia Bay. The largest bay would be Placentia Bay.
The capital St. John's, of the province is located in this division along with the second largest of the three cities of the province, Mount Pearl. The majority of the towns and villages are located along the coast in much of the four main bays as mentioned.