Carbonear
Sign in to saveCarbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It overlooks the west side of Conception Bay and had a history long tied to fishing and shipbuilding. Since the late 20th century, its economy has changed to emphasize education, health care, retail, and industry. As of 2021, there were 4,696 people in the community.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Carbonear
- Settlement.nickname
- Hub of the Bay
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.motto
- "the town that says you're welcome"
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Carbonear, Newfoundland, Canada.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town of Carbonear
- Settlement.image_shield
- Carbonear.gif
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x90px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Newfoundland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Carbonear in Newfoundland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.established_title
- Settled
- Settlement.established_date
- 1631
- Settlement.established_title2
- Incorporated (town)
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1948
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Carbonear Railway Station
- Timeline
- Mayors
- Folklore
- Origin of Placename
- Sheila Na Geira
- Demographics
- Education
- Sports and community life
- Health
- Media
- Tourism
- Notable people
- Politicians
- See also
- References
- External links
Carbonear is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It overlooks the west side of Conception Bay and had a history long tied to fishing and shipbuilding. Since the late 20th century, its economy has changed to emphasize education, health care, retail, and industry. As of 2021, there were 4,696 people in the community.
==History== thumb|left|Former Post Office. The town of Carbonear is one of the oldest permanent settlements in Newfoundland and among the oldest European settlements in North America. The harbour appears on early Portuguese maps as early as the late 1500s as Cabo Carvoeiro (later anglicized as Cape Carviero).