Time in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)

What is the Time in Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada)

The time in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada is being displayed in the analog clock you see above running live. Newfoundland and Labrado falls in the Newfound Land Time Zone of UTC-3:30 hours. This analog clock will display DST or Daylight Saving Time  in Newfoundland and Labrador by adding one hour to read the Newfoundland Daylight Time which is UTC-2:30 hrs between the months of March and November after which the time will be reset backwards by one hour  in November. The cycle will be repeated next year again. The DST is enforced for many reasons, the first being to give an hour extra by day light to the public, the second being to reduce the power bills and so on.
 

Land Water Areas at this time in Newfoundland and Labrador

At this time the Newfoundland and Labrador are the most easterly lying province of Canada located more to the north east. The province is separated into two geographical division by the Strait of Belle Isle into Labrador which is large in area of mainland Canada and an island in the Atlantic Ocean called the Newfoundland. In addition there are about 7,000 small tiny islands included in the province. Newfoundland looks triangular in shape with each side about 400 km in length with an encompassed area of about 108,860 square kilometers which when included with the tiny islands will come to an area of about 111,390 square kilometers in all. Labrador on the other hand at this time has an area including all its tiny islands of about 294,330 square kilometers. All put together the combined area of Newfoundland and Labrador at this time add up to 4.06% of the total area of Canada. The total water area in Newfoundland and Labrador at this time is estimated to be 31,340 square kilometers which is 7.7% of the total area of Newfoundland and Labrador.
 

Population at this Time in Newfoundland and Labrador

At this time in Newfoundland and Labrador the population is estimated to be 528,536 in 2016. The population of Newfoundland and Labrador is ranked as nineth in the whole of Canada. The census in 2011 states 514,536 people with a population density of about 1.38 people per square kilometer. More than half the population lives in Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland. The population of Newfoundland and Labrador started showing an increase only since the 1990. Then the population actually reduced by 1.5% as found during the 2006 census. But by 2011 an increase in the population of 1.8% was recorded during census. But there is evidence that the population in 1951 was estimated at 361,416 which became 512,930 in 2001 showing an real increase in population in Newfoundland and Labrador over the 50 years.
 

Newfoundland and Labrador Capital

The Capital of Newfoundland and Labrador at this time is St John's. The largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador is also St John's and the largest metropolitan area is also St John's Mertopolitan Area. St John's also happens to be Canada's twentieth largest city a this time. Amazingly 40% of the Newfoundland and Labrador population reside in St John's and over 92% of the entire population in Newfoundland and Labrador lives in Newfoundland itself.
 

Languages at this time in Newfoundland and Labrador

At this time in Newfoundland and Labrador, English is the Official Language which was established in the 2006 census. English is spoken by 89% people. French by about 10.4%. However the other languages spoken bh less than one thousand people are Innu-aimun, Chinese, Spanish, German, Inuktitut, Urdu, Arabic, Dutch, Russian and Italian. Some people in Newfoundland and Labrador also speak the now extinct Beothuk language.
 

Climate at this time in Newfoundland and Labrador

At this time in Newfoundland and Labrador the weather is different in Labrador from Newfoundland.  Due to the geography, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada has a wide range of climates and weathers. The province there has been divided into six types of climates. The sea influences the climate. The northern Labrador has a polar tundra type climate whereas the southern Labrador experiences Subarctic climate. Comparatively, the climate in Newfoundland is humid continental with cool summers.
 

Tourism at this time in Newfoundland and Labrador

At this time in Newfoundland and Labrador tourism is a major contributor to the province economy. It is estimated that in 2006 alone half a million non resident tourists visited Newfoundland and Labrador spending a whooping $360 million. Jun to Septermber is considered as the ideal month for tourism which are the warmes months of the year with the longest day light hours.
 

Government at this time in Newfoundland and Labrador

At this time in Newfoundland and Labrador, the government is Constitutional Monarchy. The House of Assembly in Newfoundland and Labrador or Legislature, Lieutenant Governor and Premier is all like other provinces. The Federal representation of Newfoundland and Labrador in the Canadian Parliament is 7 out of 338 House seats which is about 2.1% and about 6 out of 105 Senate seats amounting to 5.7% of the total seats.
 

Why Named Newfoundland and Labrador?

The name Newfoundland is actually the Portuguese translation of Terra Nova. This is also reflected in the French name for the Province island part Terre-Neuve. The early portuguese exploration influenced this province which is reflected in the name of Labrador which is actually the surname of the Portuguese navigator Joao Fernandes Lavrador. The first human bahitation in Newfoundland and Labrador dates back to about 9000 years to the people of the Maritime Archaic Tradition who were slowly displaced by the people from Dorset Culture like the L'nu, Mikmaq and in the end by Innu and Inuit in Labrador and also the Beothuks on the island.