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Pictou, PIHK too (pop. 3,813), is a port town in Nova Scotia. It lies on the south shore of Northumberland Strait, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. The town's chief industries include fishing, pulp and paper manufacturing, shipbuilding, steelmaking, and tourism. Pictou has a mayor-council form of government and is the seat of Pictou County.

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