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Bedford
City population
21,474
#218
in Canada
#5
in Nova Scotia
#23,971
worldwide
44.726, -63.667 · 947 km from Ottawa
About Bedford
Bedford is a city in Nova Scotia, Canada with a population of 21,474. It is the 218th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 23,971st largest worldwide. It lies 947 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 7
Elevation
25 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Halifax
Coordinates
44.726, -63.667
Record updated
2025-12-31
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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