St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia (administrative district)

St. Margarets Bay
Administrative District

Location of St. Margarets Bay planning area of municipal Halifax.
St. Margarets Bay
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°38′40″N 63°40′34″W / 44.6444°N 63.6762°W / 44.6444; -63.6762Coordinates: 44°38′40″N 63°40′34″W / 44.6444°N 63.6762°W / 44.6444; -63.6762
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
Municipality Halifax Regional Municipality
Founded 1612 (Head of St. Margarets Bay)
Communities Black Point, Boutiliers Point, French Village, Glen Haven, Glen Margaret, Hackett's Cove, Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Hubbards, Hubley, Indian Harbour, Ingramport, Lewis Lake, Peggys Cove, Queensland, Seabright, Simms Settlement, Tantallon, Upper Tantallon
Government
  Council Western Region Community Council
Time zone UTC−4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−3 (ADT)
Area code(s) 902
Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia

St. Margaret's Bay is the westernmost administrative planning district of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

It is a rural area located on the southwestern part of Halifax County comprising those communities in the county located on the eastern and northern shores of St. Margaret's Bay through to the county line, terminating at the community of Hubbards. It borders on Hants County to the north and on Lunenburg County to the west.[1]

References

  1. "Planning Districts 1 and 3 (St. Margaret's Bay) Area Plan". Halifax. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
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