Pictou County
Pictou County is a county in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835.- Type: county of Nova Scotia with 43,700 residents
- Description: county in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Comte de Pictou”, “Comté de pictou”, “Comté De Pictou”, “Condado de Pictou (Nueva Escocia)”, “Contae Pictou”, “Grofija Pictou”, “Pictou County, Nova Scotia”, “Pictou County, NS”, “Κομητεία του Πικτού”, “Пикту (графство)”, “ピクトゥー・カウンティー”, and “ピクトゥ郡”
- Neighbors: Halifax
Pictou County
- Categories: region and census division of Canada
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.5002° or 45° 30′ 1″ north
Longitude
-62.5819° or 62° 34′ 55″ west
Population
43,700
Elevation
102 metres (335 feet)
Open location code
87QVGC29+36
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Venetian—“Pictou County” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kontea Pictou”
- Cebuano: “Pictou County”
- Dagbani: “Pictou”
- Dutch: “Pictou County”
- French: “comté de Pictou”
- French: “Comté de Pictou”
- German: “Pictou County”
- Greek: “κομητεία Πικτού”
- Irish: “Contae Pictou, Albain Nua”
- Irish: “Siorramachd Phiogto”
- Italian: “Contea di Pictou”
- Japanese: “カウンティ”
- Persian: “شهرستان پیکتو، نوا اسکوشیا”
- Persian: “شهرستان پیکتو”
- Polish: “Hrabstwo Pictou”
- Polish: “Pictou”
- Portuguese: “Condado de Pictou”
- Russian: “Пикту”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Siorrachd Phiogto”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Siorramachd Phiogto”
- Slovenian: “Pictou County”
- Spanish: “Condado de Pictou”
- Swedish: “Pictou County”
- Turkish: “Pictou County”
- Ukrainian: “Пікте”
- Ukrainian: “Пікту”
- Urdu: “پکٹو کاؤنٹی”
- Venetian: “contea de Pictou”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pictou and Brookville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Irish Mountain and Forbes Lake.
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Worth a closer look: Halifax and Lunenburg.
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