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Location of Nova Scotia in Canada Distribution of Nova Scotia's 49 municipalities by municipal status type. Nova Scotia is the seventh-most populous province in Canada with 969,383 residents as of the 2021 Census of Population, and the second-smallest province in land area at 52,824.71 km 2 (20,395.73 sq mi). [1]
A town is a type of municipality in the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia. Towns are incorporated by order by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board pursuant to sections 383 through 388 of Nova Scotia's Municipal Government Act. [1] Nova Scotia had 26 towns at the time of the 2016 Census. In 2016, the towns had a cumulative population of 97,495.
This is a list of communities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. For the purposes of this list, a community is defined as an unincorporated settlement inside or outside a municipality. Contents:
The term was first introduced in the Canada 2011 Census; prior to that, Statistics Canada used the term urban area. [1] In the 2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada listed 37 population centres in the province of Nova Scotia. [2]
The Constitution of Canada gives provinces exclusive jurisdiction over municipalities [6] and in Nova Scotia these are defined by the Municipal Government Act. [2] Areas outside of standard municipal jurisdiction include Canadian Armed Forces military bases, Indian reserves, national parks, provincial parks, and national wildlife areas.
Nova Scotia no longer has any incorporated cities, as they were amalgamated into regional municipalities in the 1990s. Halifax – provincial capital and metropolitan area and formerly the largest city in Nova Scotia by population, now part of the Halifax Regional Municipality
Nova Scotia [a] is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.It is one of the three Maritime provinces and most populous province in Atlantic Canada, with an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2024; it is also the second-most densely populated province in Canada, and second-smallest province by area. [11]
Pages in category "Towns in Nova Scotia" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *