Overview of Area

The Municipality of the District of Guysborough is one of four municipal units in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Occupying the eastern half of Guysborough County, the district’s administrative centre is located in the Shiretown of Guysborough.

The Municipality completely surrounds the towns of Canso and Mulgrave and borders the St. Mary’s municipal district to the West, Antigonish County to the North and the Strait of Canso to the East. It was incorporated in 1879 and covers an area of 2,111 square kilometres.