Annapolis Royal
town in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Annapolis Royal, formerly known as Annapolis,[1][2] is a town located in the western part of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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| Coordinates: 44°44′30″N 65°30′55″W / 44.74167°N 65.51528°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Annapolis County |
| Founded | 1605 (as Port Royal) |
| Incorporated | November 29, 1892 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | West Nova |
| Provincial | Annapolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bill MacDonald |
| • Governing Body | Annapolis Royal Town Council |
| • MLA | Stephen McNeil (L) |
| • MP | Colin Fraser (L) |
| Area (2016) | |
| • Total | 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 491 |
| • Density | 240.8/km2 (624/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Annapolitan |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Postal code | B0S1A0 |
| Area code | 902 |
| Telephone Exchange | 526, 532 |
| Median Earnings* | $40,949 |
| NTS Map | 021A12 |
| GNBC Code | CAASF |
| Website | [1] |
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| Official name | Annapolis Royal Historic District National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1994 |
Notes
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change- Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port-Royal/Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Halifax: Nimbus, 2004.
- Faragher, John. A Great and Noble Scheme. Norton, 2005.
- Grenier, John. The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia, 1710-1760. Oklahoma University Press.
- Grenon, Jean-Yves. Pierre Dugua de Mons: Fondateur de l'Acadie (1604-5), Co-Fondateur de Québec (1608); Pierre Dugua de Mons: Founder of Acadie (1604-5), Co-Founder of Québec (1608) (English translation by Phil Roberts). Annapolis Royal: Peninsular Press, 2000.
- Griffiths, E. From Migrant to Acadian. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005.
- Lawrence, Ian. Historic Annapolis Royal: Images of Our Past. Halifax: Nimbus, 2002.
- Plank, Geoffrey. An Unsettled Conquest. University of Pennsylvania, 2001.
- Reid, John, Maurice Basque, Elizabeth Mancke, Barry Moody, Geoffrey Plank, and William Wicken. The 'Conquest' of Acadia, 1710: Imperial, Colonial, and Aboriginal Constructions. 2004.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Annapolis Royal.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Annapolis Royal
- Town of Annapolis Royal website
- Fundy Communities Development Association website
- Annapolis Valley Tourism Information, Real Estate and Business Directory
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 64.
