Rural Municipality of Malpeque Bay | |
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Coordinates: 46°30′N 63°40′W / 46.500°N 63.667°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Prince Edward Island |
County | Prince County Queens County |
Parish | St. David's Parish Grenville Parish |
Incorporated | 1973 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Council |
• Mayor | Paul Brown |
• Councillors | Brian McKinnon Krista Ashley Wayne Crosby Ghislaine Duplain Jason MacLellan Marla Simmons [1] |
• Seat | Malpeque |
Population | |
• Total | 1,191 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
Canadian Postal code | C0B 1M0 |
Area code | 902 |
The Municipality of Malpeque Bay is a municipality that holds community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada.[2] It is located in Prince County and Queens County.
The municipality derives its name from Malpeque Bay, the second largest bay in the province which forms the municipality's western boundary. The municipality straddles several levels of geographic hierarchy in the province, including the townships of Lot 18 and Lot 20, the parishes of St. David's Parish and Grenville Parish, as well as the counties of Prince County and Queens County.
The municipality's seat is in the community of Malpeque.