Pugwash, Nova Scotia
Pugwash | |
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Pugwash Lighthouse | |
| Motto: World Famous for Peace | |
Location of Pugwash in Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 63°39′40″W / 45.850°N 63.661°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Cumberland |
| Founded | 1807 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Cumberland-Colchester |
| Provincial | Cumberland North |
| Government | |
| • Governing Body | Pugwash Village Commission |
| • Chair | Brent Wilson |
| • MLA | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin Independent |
| • MP | Stephen Ellis (PC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.80 km2 (3.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 746 |
| • Density | 76.2/km2 (197/sq mi) |
| Time zone | ATS |
| • Summer (DST) | Atlantic Standard Time |
| Postal Code | B0K 1L0 |
| Area code | +1-902-243 |
| Website | pugwashvillage |
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Pugwash is an incorporated village in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, located on the Northumberland Strait at the mouth of the Pugwash River. It had a population of 746 as of the 2021 census. The name Pugwash is derived from the Mi'kmaq word Pakwesk (also written as Pagwĕsk), meaning "a shoal", in reference to a reef near the mouth of the harbour.
The village is home to fishing, salt mining, small-scale manufacturing, and tourism. Pugwash sits atop a salt deposit measuring 457.2 metres (1,500 ft) thick and is home to the largest underground salt mine in Atlantic Canada, with shipments from its port, as well as by rail from a facility at Oxford Junction.