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Fredericton () is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city; it is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick, the city had a population of 56,224 in the 2011 census.〔(2006 Community Profiles - Census Metropolitan Area/Census Agglomeration )〕 It is the third-largest city in the province after Saint John and Moncton. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities, the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Fredericton Region Museum, and The Playhouse, a performing arts venue. The city hosts the annual Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, attracting regional and international jazz, blues, rock, and world artists. Fredericton is also an important and vibrant center point for the region's top visual artists; many of New Brunswick's notable artists live and work there today. Fredericton has also been home to some great historical Canadian painters as well, including Goodridge Roberts, and Molly and Bruno Bobak. As a provincial capital, its economy is inextricably tied to the fortunes of the public sector; however, the city also contains a growing IT and commercial sector. The city has the highest percentage of residents with a post-secondary education in the province and one of the highest per capita incomes. Fredericton has been evaluated favourably in recent years for its competitive quality of life and potential for business development. In 2013, ''Foreign Direct Investment'' magazine reviewed Fredericton's economic potential and quality of life, and named it first amongst North America's ''Top 10 Micro Cities'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fredericton.ca/en/citygovernment/FDI20132014.asp )〕 improving from its second-place rank in 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fdiintelligence.com/Rankings/American-Cities-of-the-Future-2011-12?ct=true )〕 Amongst 200 Canadian communities, Fredericton placed seventh in ''MoneySense'' magazine's ''Best Places to Live'' in 2012,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.moneysense.ca/2012/03/20/canadas-best-places-to-live-2012/ )〕 but dropped to 78th in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.moneysense.ca/best-places-2013/ )〕 ==History== The area of the present-day city of Fredericton was first used for seasonal farming by the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet peoples. Corn was their primary crop. The Aboriginals used this area along the river as a sort of capital in the area. Their principal village of ''Aucpaque'' was located a few kilometres upriver from the site of present-day Fredericton. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fredericton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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