Sydney
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Place details
- Locality
- Sydney
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 105,968
- Timezone
- America/Glace_Bay
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Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- County
- Cape Breton
- Municipality
- Cape Breton Regional Municipality
- Amalgamated
- 1 August 1995
- Named after
- Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
- Total
- 30.91 km (11.93 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 66 m (217 ft)
- Lowest elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Density
- 1,002/km (2,594/sq mi)
- Metro density
- 718.5/km (1,861/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC– 04:00 ( AST )
- Summer dst
- UTC– 03:00 (ADT)
Key dates
- Inception
- 1785
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
- Country
- Canada
- Located in
- Cape Breton County
- Population
- +29904
- Area
- +29.43
- Body of water
- Spanish Bay
- Capital of
- Cape Breton Island
- Founded by
- Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres
- Official website
- sydney.capebretonisland.com
Article
Sydney is a former city and urban community on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Sydney was founded in 1785 by the British, incorporated as a city in 1904, and dissolved on 1 August 1995, when it was amalgamated into the regional municipality.
Sydney served as Cape Breton Island's colonial capital until 1820, when the colony was annexed to Nova Scotia.
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1785 establishments in Nova Scotia1995 disestablishments in Nova ScotiaCommunities in the Cape Breton Regional MunicipalityFormer cities in Nova ScotiaFormer colonial capitals in CanadaPopulated places disestablished in 1995Populated places established in 1785Port cities and towns on the Canadian Atlantic coastUnincorporated communities in Nova Scotia