What is the capital of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island?

The capital of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island is Charlottetown.

Charlottetown is both Prince Edward Island’s capital and its largest city. It stands on the island’s southern shore around a sheltered harbour and remains the centre of the province’s legislature, public administration, education, and cultural life. The city is also the county seat of Queens County.

The community was selected as a colonial capital in the 1760s and was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Its most famous historical moment came in September 1864, when delegates gathered for the Charlottetown Conference to discuss a possible union of the Maritime colonies. The talks eventually helped launch the broader process that created Canada.

The nickname “Birthplace of Confederation” can cause confusion: Prince Edward Island did not join Canadian Confederation in 1867. It entered Canada on July 1, 1873, as the seventh province. Charlottetown’s Province House, where many conference discussions took place, remains a major national historic site and the seat of the provincial legislature.