AMHERST

Nova Scotia · CANADA (CA) · 45.83°N / 64.20°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 5,884,467

Amherst is a city in Canada with a population of 9,404. It sits at 45.83/-64.20, runs on America/Halifax, is 8 km from Point de Bute.

Population 9,404

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Halifax

All facts

fields

Country: Canada
Subdivision: Nova Scotia
Coords: 45.83°N / 64.20°W
UTC offset: -4
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Point de Bute New Brunswick 571 8.2 km

NW Sackville New Brunswick 2,963 15.0 km

NW Tantramar New Brunswick 14,545 19.2 km

NE Tidnish Nova Scotia 1,327 23.1 km

SE Springhill Nova Scotia 2,743 23.5 km

W Dorchester New Brunswick 906 25.2 km

SE Oxford Nova Scotia 1,170 28.2 km

W Hopewell Cape New Brunswick 647 29.4 km

N Strait Shores New Brunswick 2,077 30.0 km

NW Memramcook New Brunswick 5,029 33.3 km

Air access

nearby

YQM

Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport

Medium airport

48.4 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Amherst?: 9,404 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Amherst in?: America/Halifax.
Which country is Amherst in?: Canada (CA).
Which airport serves Amherst?: Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport (YQM).
How far is Amherst from Ottawa?: About 895 km.
Does Amherst have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Canada?: English and French.
What currency is used in Canada?: Canadian Dollar.
How many cities are in Canada?: 3,185 on record.
Which admin region is Amherst in?: Nova Scotia.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/5884467

{
  "data": {
    "id": 5884467,
    "name": "Amherst",
    "ascii_name": "Amherst",
    "country_code": "CA",
    "population": 9404,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Halifax",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 45.83345,
    "longitude": -64.19874
  }
}

Context

comparatives

16.5x the population of Point de Bute.
8 km from Point de Bute.
Same timezone (America/Halifax) as 210 other cities in Canada.