Joe Batt's Arm

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Joe Batt's Arm is a community in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on Fogo Island. It was previously incorporated as a town named Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay prior to becoming part of the Town of Fogo Island through an amalgamation in 2011.[1] The former town had a population of 778 in the Canada 2006 Census. This makes it the largest community on the island.[1]

Joe Batt's Arm
Community
Coordinates: 49°43′21″N 54°08′57″W / 49.72250°N 54.14917°W / 49.72250; -54.14917
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Population
 (2006)
 • Total778
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
Highways Route 334
Post office in Joe Batts Arm, Fogo Island, NL, Canada

See also

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Fogo Island Inn
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries, Status, and Names From January 2, 2011 to January 1, 2012 (Table 1 - Changes to census subdivisions in alphabetical order by province and territory)" (XLSX). Statistics Canada. November 14, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.