page_title: List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador
hierarchical_section_title: List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador
caption_attribution_description: English: Distribution of Newfoundland and Labrador's 271 municipalities (3 cities and 268 towns) utilizing Statistics Canada's 2015 intercensal census subdivision boundaries
context_page_description: Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada with 519,716 residents recorded in the 2016 Canadian Census and is the seventh-largest in land area at 370,514 km². Newfoundland and Labrador has 277 municipalities including three cities, 269 towns, and five Inuit community governments, which cover only 2.2% of the territory's land mass but are home to 89.6% of its population.
  The towns were created by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in accordance with the Municipalities Act, 1999, whereas the three cities were each incorporated under their own acts. Inuit community governments were created in accordance with the 2005 Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act. These acts grant the power to enact local bylaws and the responsibility to provide local government services.
  St. John's is Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest municipality by population and land area. Tilt Cove is its smallest municipality by population, and Brent's Cove is the smallest municipality by land area.
context_section_description: Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada with 519,716 residents recorded in the 2016 Canadian Census and is the seventh-largest in land area at 370,514 km² (143,056 sq mi). Newfoundland and Labrador has 277 municipalities including three cities, 269 towns, and five Inuit community governments, which cover only 2.2% of the territory's land mass but are home to 89.6% of its population. 
  The towns were created by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in accordance with the Municipalities Act, 1999, whereas the three cities were each incorporated under their own acts. Inuit community governments were created in accordance with the 2005 Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act. These acts grant the power to enact local bylaws and the responsibility to provide local government services.
  St. John's is Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and largest municipality by population and land area. Tilt Cove is its smallest municipality by population, and Brent's Cove is the smallest municipality by land area.
caption: Distribution of Newfoundland and Labrador's 277 municipalities by municipal status type
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