What is "caraquet"

Caraquet is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1973 from Gloucester. The riding is centred on the town of Caraquet, extending west to Grande-Anse, New Brunswick and Saint-Léolin, New Brunswick and south to Paquetville, New Brunswick.

'''Caraquet ''' can refer to:

• Caraquet, a town in New Brunswick, Canada
• Bas-Caraquet, New Brunswick, a village in New Brunswick, Canada
• Caraquet (electoral district), a riding that elects members to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.
• Parish of Caraquet, New Brunswick is a parish in New Brunswick.

Caraquet (API : /kaʁakɛt/) is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for meeting of two rivers. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nord flow into the Caraquet Bay west of the town.