Pictou

Pictou is a small town of 3,200 people in Pictou County, on the north-western shore of a natural harbour. It is most well-known for its claim to be the birthplace of new Scotland after the landing of the first settlers to come to Nova Scotia directly from Scotland in 1773.
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  • Type: Town with 3,190 residents
  • Description: town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Also known as: “Baile Phictou”, “Pictou, Nova Scotia”, “ピクトウ”, and “ピクトゥー”

Pictou

Latitude
45.6777° or 45° 40′ 40″ north
Longitude
-62.7082° or 62° 42′ 30″ west
Population
3,190
Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)
UN/LOCODE
CA PTO
Open location code
87QVM7HR+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2474645423
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6104221
Wiki­data ID
Q1018711
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Pictou” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Pictou”
  • Atikamekw: “Pictou”
  • Catalan: “Pictou”
  • Cebuano: “Pictou”
  • Chinese: “皮克图”
  • Czech: “Pictou”
  • Dutch: “Pictou”
  • Estonian: “Pictou”
  • French: “Pictou”
  • German: “Pictou”
  • Irish: “Baile Phiogto”
  • Italian: “Pictou”
  • Japanese: “ピクトー”
  • Persian: “پیکتو”
  • Polish: “Pictou (miasto)”
  • Polish: “Pictou”
  • Portuguese: “Pictou”
  • Russian: “Пикту”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Phiogto”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Piogto”
  • Slovenian: “Pictou”
  • Spanish: “Pictou”
  • Swedish: “Pictou”
  • Ukrainian: “Пікту”
  • Urdu: “پیکٹو”
  • “Pictou”

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