Burgeo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Flag | |
  Burgeo Location of Burgeo in Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′12″N 57°37′18″W / 47.62000°N 57.62167°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sue Ann Peckford-Spencer |
| • MHA | Andrew Parsons (Burgeo-La Poile) |
| • MP | Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,176[2] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:30 (NST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-02:30 (NDT) |
| Area code | 709 |
| Highways |  Route 480 |
Burgeo (/ˈbɜːrdʒoʊ/ BUR-joh)[3] is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located mainly on Grandy Island, on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland. It is an outport community.
The town is approximately 121 km (75 mi) east of Channel-Port aux Basques. Burgeo is home to Sandbanks Provincial Park, named for its sand dunes and long expanses of flat, sandy beaches.[4]
- ^ "Burgeo". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press, 2017
- ^ "Sandbanks Provincial Park". Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 15 May 2019.