Urbania, Nova Scotia

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Urbania
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Urbania
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°12′53″N63°25′33″W / 45.21472°N 63.42583°W / 45.21472; -63.42583
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
County Hants County
Municipality East Hants Municipality
Highest elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0N 2H0
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange 883
NTS Map011E03
GNBC CodeCBNBF

Urbania is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. [1] [2] Urbania was consistently the location of a post office serving the surrounding area from July 1 1870 until June 30 1966 when a new postal route was established in Shubenacadie. [3] Present day Urbania consists mostly of farmland.

Etymology

Urbania was known as Carleton until 1860. "Urbania" is considered indicative of the hopes of the inhabitants when it was chosen as a name. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nova Scotia GeoNames". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Geographical Names Database". nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. 1 2 Lovell, J. Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada. Montreal: John Lovell & Son Ltd. Retrieved 2025-01-27.

45°12′53″N63°25′33″W / 45.21472°N 63.42583°W / 45.21472; -63.42583 (Urbania, Nova Scotia)


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