Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador

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official_name = Conception Bay South
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nickname = CBS
settlement_type = Town
motto = Together We Stand


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pushpin_map_caption = Location of Conception Bay South in Newfoundland
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subdivision_type1 = Province
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established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1973
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government_type = Conception Bay South Town Council
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Woodrow French
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timezone = Newfoundland Time
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latd = 47
latm = 31
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longd = 52
longm = 59
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postal_code = A1W
area_code = 709
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website = [http://www.conceptionbaysouth.ca Town of Conception Bay South]
footnotes = Conception Bay South is a Canadian town and the largest in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The town is located on the southern shore of Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland. It is approximately 10 km southwest from the provincial capital, St. John's. As such, the town is part of the St. John's conurbation and most residents are employed in the nearby cities of St. John's or Mount Pearl.

The town was formed in 1973 through the amalgamation of nine communities: Topsail, Chamberlains, Manuels, Long Pond, Foxtrap, Kelligrews, Upper Gullies, Lawrence Pond and Seal Cove. The name "Manuels" is retained in a river in the east of Conception Bay South, known as Manuels River.

Conception Bay South is currently the third largest population centre in the province. The community corresponds largely, but not exactly, to the boundaries of the electoral district of the same name.

The current mayor is Woodrow "Woody" French.

Kelligrews is noted for an annual festival called the Kelligrews Soiree, celebrated in a Newfoundland folk song of the same name.

See also

* Avalon Peninsula
* List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

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