Bocabec, New Brunswick

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Bocabec
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Bocabec
Location within New Brunswick.
Coordinates: 45°10′41″N66°59′20″W / 45.17806°N 66.98889°W / 45.17806; -66.98889 Coordinates: 45°10′41″N66°59′20″W / 45.17806°N 66.98889°W / 45.17806; -66.98889
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
County Charlotte
Parish Saint Patrick
Electoral Districts
Federal

New Brunswick Southwest
Provincial Charlotte-The Isles
Government
  Type Local service district
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Postal code(s)
E5B
Area code 506
Highways
NB 1.svg Route 1

NB 127.svg Route 127

Bocabec is a community in Saint Patrick Parish, Charlotte County in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. [1] It is located between Digdeguash and Chamcook.

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References

  1. New Brunswick Provincial Archives - Bocabec