Clarenville

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Clarenville
Town
Town of Clarenville
Seal
Nickname:  Hub of the East Coast
Motto:  "Real Life Potential"
Clarenville Location of Clarenville in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 48°09′23.72″N 53°57′54.18″W / 48.1565889°N 53.9650500°W / 48.1565889; -53.9650500
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated (town)	1951
Government
• Type	Clarenville Town Council
• Mayor	John Pickett
Area [1]
• Total	140.81 km2 (54.37 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	6,704
• Density	44.7/km2 (116/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Postal code span	A5A
Area code	709
Highways	Route 1 (TCH) Route 230 Route 230A

Clarenville is a town on the east coast of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Clarenville was incorporated in 1951. It is located in the Shoal Harbour valley, fronting an arm of the Atlantic Ocean called Random Sound.

The town grew in importance after it became a junction on the Newfoundland Railway, where a branch line to the Bonavista Peninsula left the main line. The construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the community in the 1960s resulted in it becoming a local service centre for central-eastern Newfoundland, serving 96,000 people living in 90 communities within a 100 km radius^{[citation needed]}. Clarenville is centrally located and within two hours' driving time of 70% of the province's population.

The town is a natural gateway to the Discovery Trail, extending down the Bonavista Peninsula to Trinity and Bonavista, reputed site of the first landing of European explorer John Cabot. The trail is a panorama of scenery, historic sites, coastal towns and villages.

TAT-1 (the first transatlantic telephone cable) was laid between Clarenville and Gallanach Bay, Oban between 1955 and 1956 by the cable ship Monarch.