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Prince Edward Island

province of Canada
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Summary

Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada[1]. It draws 15,760 Wikipedia views per month (province of canada category, ranking #9 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canada[3]
  • Country: Canada[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Gulf of Saint Lawrence[5]
  • Head of government: Bloyce Thompson[6]
  • Continent: North America[7]
  • Head of state: Charles III[8]
  • Capital: Charlottetown[9]
  • Official language: English[10]
  • Currency: Canadian dollar[11]
  • Shares border with: New Brunswick[12], Nova Scotia[13]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary system[14]
  • Named after: Prince Edward Island[15]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Queens County[16], Kings County[17], Prince County[18]
  • Flag: flag of Prince Edward Island[19]
  • Twinned administrative body: Hainan[20]
  • Legislative body: General Assembly of Prince Edward Island[21]
  • Executive body: Government of Prince Edward Island[22]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Prince Edward Island[23]
  • Postal code: C[24]
  • Commons category: Prince Edward Island[25]
  • Located in time zone: Atlantic Time Zone[26]
  • Has part(s): Prince Edward Island[27]
  • Inception: June 28, 1769[28]
  • Highest point: Hunter River[29]
  • Separated from: Nova Scotia[30]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Prince Edward Island include Charlottetown Islanders[31], an ice hockey team[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1999[34].

Why It Matters

Prince Edward Island has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Charlottetown Islanders[31], an ice hockey team[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1999[34].

Related Entities

Anne of Green Gables Canada Canadian dollar Charles III Charlottetown Govdirectory Lucy Maud Montgomery Saint Dunstan's University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . ici.radio-canada.ca. ici.radio-canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . canadainternational.gc.ca. canadainternational.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3iXGGX
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ht, min */ import labels from sitelinks"
  2. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → prince-edward-island
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: prince-edward-island, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289949311|prince edward island (#289949311)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/79"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica +5
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Prince Edward Island
    Head of government → Robert Ghiz, Wade MacLauchlan, Dennis King +2
    Instance of → province of Canada, crown colony
    + 74 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 163750, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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