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Oromocto
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Oromocto is a Canadian town in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Oromocto
Settlement.native_name
Welamukotuk (Great River)
Settlement.blank_emblem_type
Logo
Settlement.nickname
Canada's Model town
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.motto
"Effort Brings Success"
Settlement.image_skyline
Still_Waters_Run_Deep._(8103767811).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
The Oromocto River in 2012
Settlement.image_flag
Oromotco NB flag.png
Settlement.image_shield
Oromocto NB coat of arms.jpg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem
Oromocto, NB logo.png
Settlement.pushpin_map
New Brunswick
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Canada
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
New Brunswick
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Sunbury County

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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{{Infobox settlement | name = Oromocto | other_name = | native_name = Welamukotuk (Great River) | blank_emblem_type = Logo | nickname = Canada's Model town | settlement_type = Town | motto = "Effort Brings Success" | image_skyline = Still_Waters_Run_Deep._(8103767811).jpg | image_caption = The Oromocto River in 2012 | image_flag = Oromotco NB flag.png | image_shield = Oromocto NB coat of arms.jpg | image_blank_emblem = Oromocto, NB logo.png | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = New Brunswick | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = New Brunswick | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Sunbury County | subdivision_type3 = Parish | subdivision_name3 = Burton Parish | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | seat_type = Electoral&nbsp;districts Federal | seat = Fredericton—Oromocto | parts_type = Provincial | parts = Oromocto | government_footnotes = | government_type = Town council | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Robert Powell | leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor | leader_name1 = Jeff Kirkbride | leader_title2 = Councillors | leader_name2 = Lorraine Dawe, Jeff Kirkbride, Sheridan Mawhinney, Kelly Murdock, Alex Zaporzan | established_title = Founded | established_date = March 16, 1943 | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = 1956 | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_land_km2 = 22.36 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 9,045 | population_density_km2 = 404.5 | population_blank1_title = Change&nbsp;(2016–21) | population_blank1 = 1.9% | population_blank2_title = Dwellings | population_blank2 = 3,897 | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | timezone = AST | utc_offset = −4 | timezone_DST = ADT | utc_offset_DST = −3 | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use

It is the administrative headquarters of the Oromocto First Nation band government and the site of Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, which dominates its economy and modern history.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oromocto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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