Guysborough, Nova Scotia
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- For the community, see Guysborough, Nova Scotia (community). For the county, see Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
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| Nova Scotia Municipal Districts | ||
| The Municipality of the District of Guysborough | ||
| Natural Gas Capital of Altantic Canada | ||
| Municipal Statistics | ||
| Area | 2,111.44 km² | |
| Population | 4,681 * | |
| Population_Density | 2.2/km²* | |
| Average_Earnings | $ CDN 19,383 + | |
| Founded | 1604 | |
| Government | ||
| Warden | Lloyd Hines | |
| Governing Body | Council of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough | |
| Administrative Seat | Guysborough | |
| Date Incorporated | April 17, 1879 | |
| Other Information | ||
| Website | http://www.municipality.guysborough.ns.ca | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC -4) | |
| Postal Code | B0H | |
| Telephone Exchange(s) | 902 - 366, 533 | |
| Footnotes | ||
| * According to StatCan Census Year 2006 | ||
| + Average Household Income | ||
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The Municipality of the District of Guysborough is a municipal district in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
Occupying the eastern half of Guysborough County, the district's administrative centre is the community of Guysborough. The district completely surrounds the towns of Canso and Mulgrave and it borders the St. Mary's municipal district to the west, Antigonish County to the north and the Strait of Canso to the east.
In 2007, plans were announced for a 1,500,000 TEU marine terminal to be built in the district on the Strait of Canso, with an expected opening in 2010..[1]
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