Charlottetown

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City
City of Charlottetown
The aerial view of Charlottetown
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  "Cunabula Foederis"(Latin) "Birthplace of Confederation"
Coordinates: 46°14′00″N 63°09′00″W / 46.23333°N 63.15000°W / 46.23333; -63.15000
Country	Canada
Province	Prince Edward Island
County	Queens County
Founded	1764
City	April 17, 1855
Government
• City Mayor	Clifford J. Lee
• Governing body	Charlottetown City Council
• MPs	Sean Casey
• MLAs	Robert Mitchell Doug Currie Richard Brown Robert Ghiz Kathleen Casey
Area
• City	44.33 km2 (17.1 sq mi)
• Urban	57.89 km2 (22.35 sq mi)
• Metro	798.54 km2 (308.32 sq mi)
Elevation	Sea level to 49 m (0 to 161 ft)
Population  (2011)
• City	34,562
• Density	779.7/km2 (2,019/sq mi)
• Urban	42,602
• Urban density	735.9/km2 (1,906/sq mi)
• Metro	64,487
• Metro density	80.8/km2 (209/sq mi)
• Dwellings	16,060
Time zone	UTC-4 (Atlantic (AST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code	902
Website	City of Charlottetown Website

Charlottetown is the capital and the largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.

The population of Charlottetown was 34,562 in 2011.^[1] The mayor of Charlottetown is Clifford J. Lee.

The French were the first European settlers in the area and they founded a settlement in 1720 named Port La Joye. British forces built Fort Amherst near the site of the abandoned Port La Joye settlement after they took control of the settlement and the rest of the island during the height of the French and Indian War. The town is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of the United Kingdom.^[2]

1. ↑ "Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census – Census agglomeration of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
2. ↑ "City History". Charlottetown. Archived from the original on 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2012-12-08.