Pictou County

Pictou County is a county in the province of , Canada. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835.
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  • Type: county of Nova Scotia with 43,700 residents
  • Description: county in Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Also known as: Pictou County, Nova Scotia” and “Pictou County, NS
  • Neighbors:

Pictou County

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
Geo­Names ID
6104222
Wiki­data ID
Q2092485
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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: Comte de Pictou
  • French: comté de Pictou
  • French: Comté de pictou
  • French: Comté de Pictou
  • French: Comté De Pictou
  • German: Pictou County
  • Greek: κομητεία Πικτού
  • Greek: Κομητεία του Πικτού
  • Irish: Contae Pictou, Albain Nua
  • Irish: Contae Pictou
  • Irish: Siorramachd Phiogto
  • Italian: Contea di Pictou
  • Japanese: カウンティ
  • Japanese: ピクトゥー・カウンティー
  • Japanese: ピクトゥ郡
  • Persian: شهرستان پیکتو، نوا اسکوشیا
  • Polish: Hrabstwo Pictou
  • Polish: Pictou
  • Portuguese: Condado de Pictou
  • Russian: Пикту (графство)
  • Russian: Пикту
  • Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Phiogto
  • Scottish Gaelic: Siorramachd Phiogto
  • Slovenian: Grofija Pictou
  • Slovenian: Pictou County
  • Spanish: Condado de Pictou (Nueva Escocia)
  • Spanish: Condado de Pictou
  • Swedish: Pictou County
  • Turkish: Pictou County
  • Ukrainian: Пікте
  • Ukrainian: Пікту
  • Venetian: contea de Pictou

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pictou County”. Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY 3.0.