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Truro (Nova Scotia, Canada)

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Truro

Town and administrative headquarters of Colchester County, central Nova Scotia, Canada, on the Salmon River, near the head of Cobequid Bay, 84 km/52 mi northeast of Halifax; population (1990 est) 11,700. It is a rail, commercial, and industrial centre in an agricultural and lumbering area. Industries include printing, food and beverage processing, metalworking, textile milling, and the manufacture of carpets, clothing, and building materials.

Truro was settled by Acadians, then New Englanders. Nova Scotia Agricultural College and teaching and business colleges are here.
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