Caraquet

Caraquet is a small francophone village on the of . Its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for "meeting of two rivers".
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  • Type: Town with 4,250 residents
  • Description: town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Also known as: “Caraquet (Nouveau-Brunswick)” and “Caraquet (ville)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Couvent de Caraquet and Polyvalente Louis-Mailloux.

Ruins
Photo: Paarimuthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruins.

School
is a Francophone high school in Caraquet, , Canada.

Caraquet

Latitude
47.794° or 47° 47′ 38″ north
Longitude
-64.9387° or 64° 56′ 19″ west
Population
4,250
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
UN/LOCODE
CA CAQ
Open location code
87VQQ3V6+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 410330373
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6942803
Wiki­data ID
Q1035422
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Caraquet” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Caraquet”
  • Asturian: “Caraquet”
  • Basque: “Caraquet”
  • Cebuano: “Caraquet”
  • Dutch: “Caraquet”
  • Estonian: “Caraquet”
  • French: “Caraquet”
  • German: “Caraquet”
  • Italian: “Caraquet”
  • Japanese: “カラケット (ニューブランズウィック州)”
  • Persian: “کاراکت”
  • Polish: “Caraquet”
  • Russian: “Каракет”
  • Spanish: “Caraquet”
  • Swedish: “Caraquet”
  • Turkish: “Caraquet”
  • Ukrainian: “Каракет”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Pointe-Rocheuse and Le Bouthillier.

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