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Longest Place Names in Canada
Here is a list of longest place names in Canada, including names of populated places and physical features, but no administrative units (e.g., Indian reserves, counties, townships, national parks or historic sites, districts, etc.)
| Rank | Place name | Entity type | Province | Characters * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde | Township municipality | Ontario | 68 |
| 2. | Cape St. George-Petit Jardin-Grand Jardin-De Grau-Marches Point-Loretto | community | Newfoundland and Labrador | 65 |
| 3. | L'Annonciation-de-la-Bienheureuse -Vierge-Marie-de-Nazareth |
geographical area | Quebec | 58 |
| 4. | Stanley Bridge, Hope River, Bayview, Cavendish and North Rustico | village | Prince Edward Island | 56 |
| 5. | L'Immaculée-Conception -de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie |
geographical area | Quebec | 54 |
| 6. | Cours d'eau du Cordon des Terres des Sixième et Septième Rangs | stream | Quebec | 52 |
| 7. | Cours d'eau de la Concession Sud-Est du Rang Saint-David | stream | Quebec | 48 |
| 8. | Décharge des Neuvième Dixième et Onzième Concessions | stream | Quebec | 46 |
| 9. | Lower North Branch Little Southwest Miramichi River | stream | New Brunswick | 45 |
| 9. | Embranchement des Rangs Saint-Georges et Séraphine | stream | Quebec | 45 |
| 10. | Cours d'eau des Cinquième et Sixième Rangs de Milton | stream | Quebec | 44 |
* the number of characters is obtained by counting letter by letter, including punctuation (eg., hyphen, apostrophe, comma etc.) but not spaces
Most Common Place Names in Canada
| Rank | Place name | # |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mount Pleasant | 16 |
| 2. | Centreville | 15 |
| 2. | Lakeview | 15 |
| 3. | Pleasant Valley | 14 |
| 4. | Fairview | 13 |
| 5. | Rosedale | 11 |
| 6. | Salem | 10 |
| 6. | Bellevue | 10 |
| 6. | Springfield | 10 |
| 6. | Glenwood | 10 |
| 6. | Richmond | 10 |
| 6. | Riverside | 10 |
| 6. | Westmount | 9 |
| 7. | Maple Grove | 9 |
| 7. | Greenfield | 9 |
| 7. | Victoria | 9 |
| 7. | Sunset Beach | 9 |
| 7. | Sunnyside | 9 |
| 7. | Little Harbour | 9 |
Most Common Feature Names in Canada
| Rank | Place name | # |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Long Lake | 203 |
| 2. | Mud Lake | 182 |
| 3. | Long, Lac | 164 |
| 4. | Long Pond | 152 |
| 5. | Rond, Lac | 145 |
| 6. | Green Island | 132 |
| 7. | Long Point | 125 |
| 8. | Big Island | 120 |
| 9. | Narrows, The | 118 |
| 10. | Truite, Lac à la | 113 |
| 11. | Round Lake | 109 |
| 12. | Otter Lake | 108 |
| 13. | Black Rock | 103 |
| 14. | Long Island | 101 |
| 14. | Perdu, Lac | 101 |
| 14. | Moose Lake | 101 |
| 15. | Little Lake | 100 |
