Pictou County, Nova Scotia

Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The County has 45 643 inhabitants in an area of 2845.62 km ².

Pictou so can be derived from Piktook derived from the Mi'kmaq language and as much as exploding gas means. From 1759 to 1835 the county was part of Halifax County. Indian reservations in the County are the fishermen 's Grant 24 Reserve and the Merigomish Harbour Reserve 35.

Cities

  • New Glasgow
  • Pictou
  • Stellarton
  • Trenton
  • Westville
Administrative centre New Glasgow, Nova Scotia List of counties of Nova Scotia Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Colchester County, Nova Scotia Lunenburg County (Nova Scotia) Shelburne County, Nova Scotia Regional Municipality Cape Breton Regional Municipality
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