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Tatamagouche

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Also known as Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, Tatamagouche, NS

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Tatamagouche
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nova Scotia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Tatamagouche in Nova Scotia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
275
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Colchester
Settlement.seat_type
Electoral Districts     Federal
Settlement.seat
Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley
Settlement.parts_type
Provincial
Settlement.parts
Colchester North
Settlement.population_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_total
2037
Settlement.timezone
AST
Settlement.utc_offset
-4

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Canada
Shares border with
Pugwash
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Tatamagouche
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Early history
  • Battle at Tatamagouche
  • Expulsion of the Acadians
  • Protestant settlement
  • Demographics
  • Climate
  • Ship building and lumbering
  • The Campbell Brothers
  • Railroad
  • Landmarks and attractions
  • Events
  • References
  • Works cited
  • External links

Tatamagouche (; ) is a village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County.

Tatamagouche is situated on the Northumberland Strait 50 kilometres north of Truro and 50 kilometres west of Pictou. The village is located along the south side of Tatamagouche Bay at the mouths of the French and Waugh Rivers. Tatamagouche derives its name from the native Mi'kmaq term Takǔmegoochk, translated as "Meeting of the waters".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tatamagouche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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