Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador

Gambo
Town

Gambo Location of Gambo in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 48°47′N 54°13′W / 48.783°N 54.217°W / 48.783; -54.217Coordinates: 48°47′N 54°13′W / 48.783°N 54.217°W / 48.783; -54.217
Country	Canada
Province	Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division	7
Area
• Total	92.07 km² (35.55 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	1,978
• Density	21.5/km² (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)	709
Highways	Route 1 (TCH) Route 320

Gambo is a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on .

It is the closest town to Mint Brook - the birthplace of Joey Smallwood, former Premier of Newfoundland and last father of confederation. It is located 47 km (29 mi) from Gander International Airport and 303 km (188 mi) from St. John's.

History[]

The name Gambo first appeared in the census of 1857. The name Gambo was said by M.F. Howley, to be a corruption of a Spanish or Portuguese name that meant "bay of does".^[1] The first steam driven saw mill in Newfoundland was established here. The first way office was established in 1882 under Waymaster Simeon Osmond. In 1964 the three separate communities of Dark Cove, Middle Brook, and Gambo were incorporated as one town known as Dark Cove-Middle Brook-Gambo. In 1980 the town officially changed its name to Gambo. ^[2]

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:

Population: 2,084
% Change (1996-2001): approx. -10.9
Dwellings: 859
Area (km².): 92.07
Density (persons per km².): 22.6

Tourism[]

Gambo is known for its Smallwood Days and its Loggers' Sports Festival. One of the most important sights is the Logger's Memorial Park.

Logger's Memorial Park

Logger's Memorial Park

Notable people[]

References[]

^ Brentnall, Roderick (18 May 2007). "Freshwater Bay: Gambo". freshwaterbay.blogspot.co.za. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^ "Town of Gambo". Retrieved 1 March 2012.

v t Division No. 7, Newfoundland and Labrador (Bonavista/Trinity)
Towns	Bonavista Centreville–Wareham–Trinity Clarenville Dover Duntara Eastport Elliston Gambo Glovertown Greenspond Happy Adventure Hare Bay Indian Bay Keels King's Cove Musgravetown New-Wes-Valley Port Blandford Port Rexton St. Brendan's Salvage Sandringham Sandy Cove Terra Nova Traytown Trinity Trinity Bay North
Unorganized subdivisions	Subdivision A Subdivision D Subdivision E Subdivision F Subdivision G Subdivision I Subdivision J Subdivision K Subdivision L Subdivision M Subdivision N
Designated places	Birchy Cove Bloomfield Britannia Bunyan's Cove Burgoynes Cove Burnside-St. Chads Canning's Cove Cape Freels North Caplin Cove-Southport Champneys-English Harbour Charlottetown, B. Bay Deep Bight Dunfield Gambo George's Brook Goobies Hickman's Harbour-Robinson Bight Hillview-Adeytown-Hatchet Cove-St. Jones Within Hodges Cove Knights Cove - Stock Cove Lower Lance Cove Milton Newman's Cove Northwest Brook-Ivany's Cove-Queens Cove Open Hall-Red Cliffe Petley Random Island West Smith's Sound Spillars Cove Summerville-Princeton-Southern Bay Trinity East Upper Amherst Cove
Dissolved towns	Little Catalina
See also: Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador

v t Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland Labrador Nunatsiavut Other islands
Subdivisions and statistical units	Regions Census divisions Census agglomerations Municipalities Population centres
Communities	Cities Towns Inuit community governments Indian reserves Designated places Ghost towns
Cities	Corner Brook Mount Pearl St. John's
Towns	Admirals Beach Anchor Point Appleton Aquaforte Arnold's Cove Avondale Badger Baie Verte Baine Harbour Bauline Bay Bulls Bay de Verde Bay L'Argent Bay Roberts Baytona Beachside Bellburns Belleoram Birchy Bay Bird Cove Bishop's Cove Bishop's Falls Bonavista Botwood Branch Brent's Cove Brighton Brigus Bryant's Cove Buchans Burgeo Burin Burlington Burnt Islands Campbellton Cape Broyle Cape St. George Carbonear Carmanville Cartwright Centreville-Wareham-Trinity Chance Cove Change Islands Channel-Port aux Basques Chapel Arm Charlottetown Clarenville Clarke's Beach Coachman's Cove Colinet Colliers Come By Chance Comfort Cove-Newstead Conception Bay South Conception Harbour Conche Cook's Harbour Cormack Cottlesville Cow Head Cox's Cove Crow Head Cupids Daniel's Harbour Deer Lake Dover Duntara Eastport Elliston Embree Englee English Harbour East Fermeuse Ferryland Flatrock Fleur de Lys Flower's Cove Fogo Island Forteau Fortune Fox Cove-Mortier Fox Harbour Frenchman's Cove Gallants Gambo Gander Garnish Gaskiers-Point La Haye Gaultois Gillams Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook Glenwood Glovertown Goose Cove East Grand Bank Grand Falls-Windsor Grand le Pierre Greenspond Hampden Hant's Harbour Happy Adventure Happy Valley-Goose Bay Harbour Breton Harbour Grace Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview Hare Bay Hawke's Bay Heart's Content Heart's Delight-Islington Heart's Desire Hermitage-Sandyville Holyrood Howley Hughes Brook Humber Arm South Indian Bay Irishtown-Summerside Isle aux Morts Jackson's Arm Keels King's Cove King's Point Kippens Labrador City Lamaline L'Anse-au-Clair L'Anse-au-Loup Lark Harbour LaScie Lawn Leading Tickles Lewin's Cove Lewisporte Little Bay East Little Bay Islands Little Bay Little Burnt Bay Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Long Harbour-Mount Arlington Heights Lord's Cove Lourdes Lumsden Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North Main Brook Mary's Harbour Marystown Massey Drive McIvers Meadows Middle Arm Miles Cove Millertown Milltown-Head of Bay d'Espoir Ming's Bight Morrisville Mount Carmel-Mitchells Brook-St. Catherines Mount Moriah Musgrave Harbour Musgravetown New Perlican New-Wes-Valley Nipper's Harbour Norman's Cove-Long Cove Norris Arm Norris Point North River North West River Northern Arm Old Perlican Pacquet Paradise Parkers Cove Parson's Pond Pasadena Peterview Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove Pilley's Island Pinware Placentia Point au Gaul Point Lance Point Leamington Point May Point of Bay Pool's Cove Port Anson Port au Choix Port au Port East Port au Port West-Aguathuna-Felix Cove Port Blandford Port Hope Simpson Port Kirwan Port Rexton Port Saunders Portugal Cove South Portugal Cove–St. Philip's Pouch Cove Raleigh Ramea Red Bay Red Harbour Reidville Rencontre East Renews-Cappahayden River of Ponds Riverhead Robert's Arm Rocky Harbour Roddickton-Bide Arm Rose Blanche-Harbour le Cou Rushoon Sally's Cove Salmon Cove Salvage Sandringham Sandy Cove Seal Cove (Fortune Bay) Seal Cove (White Bay) Small Point-Adam's Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove South Brook South River Southern Harbour Spaniard's Bay Springdale St. Alban's St. Anthony St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine St. Brendan's St. Bride's St. George's St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove St. Joseph's St. Lawrence St. Lewis St. Lunaire-Griquet St. Mary's St. Pauls St. Shott's St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River Steady Brook Stephenville Crossing Stephenville Summerford Sunnyside Terra Nova Terrenceville Tilt Cove Torbay Traytown Trepassey Trinity Bay North Trinity Triton Trout River Twillingate Upper Island Cove Victoria Wabana Wabush West St. Modeste Westport Whitbourne Whiteway Winterland Winterton Witless Bay Woodstock Woody Point York Harbour
Inuit community governments	Hopedale Makkovik Nain Postville Rigolet
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History[]

Tourism[]

Notable people[]

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