Malay Falls | |
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Rural Community | |
  Malay Falls Location in Nova Scotia  Malay Falls Malay Falls (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′29.8″N 62°28′59.4″W / 44.974944°N 62.483167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| District | 2[1] |
| Founded | 1784[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Mike Savage |
| • Councillor | David Hendsbee |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Atlantic Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (Atlantic Daylight Saving Time) |
| Canadian postal code | B0J 3B0 |
| GNBC Code | CAXHX[3] |
| NTS Map | 011D16 |
| Weather Station Code | CXMY |
| Rural Route | RR 2 |
| Highway |  Route 374[4] |
Malay Falls is a small rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality.[3] The community is located along Route 374 and is about 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of Sheet Harbour. The community is located along East River, and is adjacent to the Malay Falls Flowage, a lake along the river's course.[4][5][6] Malay Falls was first settled in 1784.[2] Colin Malay acquired land here in 1849, when the area was called Salmon River.[2] The Government of Canada maintains a weather station in the community.[7]
- ^ "Current Polling District Boundaries". Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Scott 2011, p. 153.
- ^ a b "Malay Falls". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Google Maps". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Malay Falls Flowage". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "East River Sheet Harbour". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Malay Falls, NS". Government of Canada. Retrieved 1 December 2016.