Baddeck
Baddeck
Mi'kmawi'simk: Apatakwitk Scottish Gaelic: Badaig | |
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Village | |
The Kidston Island Lighthouse which also appears on the village seal. | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′0″N 60°45′15″W / 46.10000°N 60.75417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Victoria County |
| Incorporated | 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village commission |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 818 |
| • Density | 388.6/km2 (1,006/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal Code | B0E 1B0 |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 295 |
| NTS Map | 11K2 Baddeck |
| GNBC Code | CABFY |
| Website | http://www.baddeckvillage.ca |
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Baddeck (/bəˈdɛk/) is a village on Cape Breton Island in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated in the center of Cape Breton, approximately 6 km east of where the Baddeck River empties into Bras d'Or Lake.
Baddeck is the shire-town of the Municipality of Victoria County, with an elected village commission having limited authority over water, sewer, side streets and some bylaws. The population was 818 in the 2021 Census of Population.
The area was first occupied by Mi'kmaq people and later settled by United Empire Loyalists and Scottish Gaels in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The area prospered in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a service and shipping center for surrounding mining, trapping, fishing, forestry, and farming activities. Today the economy depends on services, cultural activities, and tourism.