Facts About Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s
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Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s is a rural seashore community located on the eastern Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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The town motto is Where the Sun Meets the Sea.
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The provincial government operates a daily ferry service from Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s to Bell Island.
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The town’s population has a median age of 39.5 years, which is slightly lower than the provincial median of 40.6 years.
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Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s was founded by the Portuguese and was one of the first villages established in the New World.
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Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s is named after Portugal.
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The town is a bedroom community of the provincial capital of St. John’s.
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The Estimated Population of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s is 7366.
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Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s covers 56.43 km2 (21.79 sq mi), it borders the City of St. John’s to the east and the Town of Paradise to the west.
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Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s was the site of the first road built outside the capital St. John’s, it was also here that the giant squid or Kraken of legend was discovered and documented.
