Location

The Municipality of East Hants is located just over 35 kilometers north of Halifax’s Downtown Business District in Hants County, Nova Scotia.  The current population (including the First Nation community of Sipekne’katik) is just over 23,000.

During the past decade significant growth in the region, increased retail and service options, and rapid growth along the northern boundary of Halifax have transformed East Hants into both a local retail centre and a residential area with business, finance, healthcare, professional services, education, and trades and transportation sectors well represented in the employment matrix.

The Municipality encompasses 1,786.56 km² (689.79 sq mi) and enjoys three interchanges with Highway 102, (a fourth interchange in the community of Lantz is under construction)  and one interchange with Highway 101. Water utilities are provided by East Hants within the Serviceable Boundaries of the Highway 102 Corridor Region. The Municipality is located just over 35 kilometers from Halifax and less than 10 kilometers from Halifax Stanfield International Airport (the Atlantic province’s largest airport).

Regions in East Hants