Cape Breton Regional Municipality facts for kids
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality
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Regional Municipality
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Montage of CBRM sites, clockwise from top left - Highland Arts Theatre, Gabarus Light House, Gate at Fortress Louisbourg, Big Fiddle, Sydney Waterfront.
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| Nickname(s):
A Community of Communities
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| Motto(s):
Fortuna Non Mutat Genus
(Circumstances Do Not Change Our Origin) |
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Location of Cape Breton Regional Municipality
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 Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Location in Canada
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| County | Cape Breton |
| Established | August 1, 1995 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Cape Breton—Canso / Sydney—Victoria |
| Provincial | Cape Breton Centre / Cape Breton-Richmond / Glace Bay / Northside-Westmount / Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg / Sydney-Whitney Pier / Victoria-The Lakes |
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| • Type | Cape Breton Regional Council |
| Area
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| • Land | 2,430.06 km2 (938.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | Sea Level to 235 m (0 to 771 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 94,285 |
| • Density | 38.8/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-16 |  3.2% |
| • Census ranking | 58 of 5,162 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Postal code |
B1x, B2x
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| Area code(s) | 902 |
| Dwellings | 45,342 |
| Median Income | $41,257 CDN |
| Coastline | Atlantic 800 km (500 mi) Bras d'Or Lakes 400 km (250 mi) |
| Roadways | 1,600 km (1,000 mi) |
| NTS Map | 011K01 |
| GNBC Code | CBUCD |
| Website | cbrm.ns.ca |
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.
Images for kids
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Mi'kmaq camp in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia photographed by Paul-Émile Miot in 1857.
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Reserve Colliery 1900
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Aerial view of Sydney Harbour
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CBRM Council Chambers in City Hall, Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Cape Breton Regional Municipality welcome sign
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NASA landsat photo of Cape Breton Island
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J.A. McCurdy Airport
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Marine Atlantic ferry Blue Puttees
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Transit Cape Breton bus
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Great Hall of Cape Breton University
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Rita MacNeil performing at the National Arts Centre in 2009
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Centre 200, Sydney, Nova Scotia
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Main-à-Dieu Harbour May 2016
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