The Region of Queens Municipality is a regional municipality in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the northern gateway of the UNESCO Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve, a centre of outdoor activities. Campgrounds at Kejimukujik National Park and National Historic Site, Thomas H. Raddall Provincial Park, and several other locations offer hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Its seacoast and inland areas are popular photo locations.

Geography

The municipality's boundary includes all of Queens County except for First Nations reserves. The municipality is 2760 km2, with a diverse geography. Some of its communities are on the Atlantic Ocean's shoreline, while others are further inland; these differences can lead to localized weather patterns. Overall, the municipality's proximity to the ocean provides a temperate climate with mild winters, comfortable summers and a long autumn season.

History

The Region of Queens Municipality was formed in 1996 through an amalgamation of the town of Liverpool and the Municipality of the County of Queens. Its other communities include:

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Region of Queens Municipality had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of. With a land area of 2387.52 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Access routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the municipal boundary: