Port Hawkesbury
Gaelic: Baile a' Chlamhain / An Gut | |
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| Nickname: Cape Breton's Front Porch | |
  Port Hawkesbury Location of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia  Port Hawkesbury Port Hawkesbury (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′55″N 61°21′51″W / 45.61528°N 61.36417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Inverness County |
| Founded | 1789 |
| Incorporated | January 22, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brenda Chisholm-Beaton |
| • Governing Body | Port Hawkesbury Town Council |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Total | 8.10 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 3,210 |
| • Density | 396.3/km2 (1,026/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code | B9A |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 625 |
| Median Earnings* | $65,500 |
| NTS Map | 11F11 Port Hawkesbury |
| GNBC Code | CBELL |
| Website | townofporthawkesbury.ca |
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Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chlamhain) is a town located on the southwestern end of Cape Breton Island, on the north shore of the Strait of Canso, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
