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Urbania | |
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 Road sign in Urbania | |
  Urbania Location within Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′53″N 63°25′33″W / 45.21472°N 63.42583°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  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 Map | 011E03 |
| GNBC Code | CBNBF |
| Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Nova Scotia GeoNames". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ "Canadian Geographical Names Database". nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ a b Lovell, J. Lovell's Gazetteer of the Dominion of Canada. Montreal: John Lovell & Son Ltd. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
45°12′53″N 63°25′33″W / 45.21472°N 63.42583°W
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