Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia

Shubenacadie
Shubenacadie
Location in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°8′23.58″N 63°25′3.17″W / 45.1398833°N 63.4175472°W / 45.1398833; -63.4175472
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
CountyHants County
MunicipalityEast Hants Municipality
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0N
Area code902
Telephone Exchange883
NTS Map011E03
GNBC CodeCBIQT

Shubenacadie (/ˌʃbəˈnækədi/ SHOO-bə-NAK-ə-dee) is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. As of 2021, the population was 411.

The name from which "Shubenacadie" derives is the Mi'kmaq name for the area, "Sipekne'katik", meaning "place abounding in groundnuts", or "place where the wapato grows." Historically, the Sipekne'katik region was a large stretch of territory that covered central Nova Scotia.