Table:
name
municipal type
incorporation date
2016 census of population

population
population
change
land area
population density

cape breton
regional municipality
august 1, 1995
94,285
97,398
-3.2%
2,430.06
38.8/km2

halifax
regional municipality
april 1, 1996
403,131
390,086
+3.3%
5,490.35
73.4/km2

queens
regional municipality
april 1, 1996
10,307
10,917
-5.6%
2,392.63
4.3/km2

annapolis
county municipality
april 17, 1879
18,252
18,526
-1.5%
3,178.21
5.7/km2

antigonish
county municipality
april 17, 1879
14,584
14,692
-0.7%
1,450.27
10.1/km2

colchester
county municipality
april 17, 1879
36,091
36,624
-1.5%
3,572.49
10.1/km2

cumberland
county municipality
april 17, 1879
19,402
20,485
-5.3%
4,255.04
4.6/km2

inverness
county municipality
april 17, 1879
13,190
13,781
-4.3%
3,815.59
3.5/km2

kings
county municipality
april 17, 1879
47,404
47,569
-0.3%
2,094.05
22.6/km2

pictou
county municipality
april 17, 1879
20,692
21,278
-2.8%
2,797.25
7.4/km2

richmond
county municipality
april 17, 1879
8,458
8,812
-4.0%
1,243.72
6.8/km2

victoria
county municipality
april 17, 1879
6,552
6,597
-0.7%
2,854.01
2.3/km2

argyle
district municipality
april 17, 1879
7,899
8,252
-4.3%
1,528.17
5.2/km2

barrington
district municipality
april 17, 1879
6,646
6,994
-5.0%
632.35
10.5/km2

chester
district municipality
april 17, 1879
10,310
10,599
-2.7%
1,122.11
9.2/km2

clare
district municipality
april 17, 1879
8,018
8,319
-3.6%
852.55
9.4/km2

digby
district municipality
april 17, 1879
7,107
7,463
-4.8%
1,657.33
4.3/km2

east hants
district municipality
april 17, 1879
22,453
22,111
+1.5%
1,786.56
12.6/km2

guysborough
district municipality
april 17, 1879
4,670
4,995
-6.5%
2,116.86
2.2/km2

lunenburg
district municipality
april 17, 1879
24,863
25,118
-1.0%
1,759.59
14.1/km2

shelburne
district municipality
april 17, 1879
4,288
4,408
-2.7%
1,821.07
2.4/km2

st. mary's
district municipality
april 17, 1879
2,233
2,354
-5.1%
1,909.47
1.2/km2

west hants
district municipality
april 17, 1879
15,368
15,324
+0.3%
1,244.09
12.4/km2

yarmouth
district municipality
april 17, 1879
9,845
10,105
-2.6%
586.65
16.8/km2

amherst
town
december 18, 1889
9,413
9,717
-3.1%
12.07
779.9/km2

annapolis royal
town
november 29, 1892
491
481
+2.1%
2.04
240.7/km2

antigonish
town
january 9, 1889
4,364
4,524
-3.5%
5.01
871.1/km2

berwick
town
may 25, 1923
2,509
2,454
+2.2%
6.58
381.3/km2

bridgewater
town
february 13, 1899
8,532
8,241
+3.5%
13.63
626.0/km2

clark's harbour
town
march 4, 1919
758
820
-7.6%
2.81
269.8/km2

digby
town
december 18, 1890
2,060
2,152
-4.3%
3.15
654.0/km2

kentville
town
may 1, 1886
6,271
6,094
+2.9%
17.26
363.3/km2

lockeport
town
february 26, 1907
531
588
-9.7%
2.33
227.9/km2

lunenburg
town
october 29, 1888
2,263
2,313
-2.2%
4.04
560.1/km2

mahone bay
town
march 31, 1919
1,036
943
+9.9%
3.12
332.1/km2

middleton
town
may 31, 1909
1,832
1,749
+4.7%
5.57
328.9/km2

mulgrave
town
december 1, 1923
722
794
-9.1%
17.83
40.5/km2

new glasgow
town
may 6, 1875
9,075
9,562
-5.1%
9.96
911.1/km2

oxford
town
april 19, 1904
1,190
1,151
+3.4%
10.76
110.6/km2

pictou
town
may 4, 1874
3,186
3,437
-7.3%
8.01
397.8/km2

port hawkesbury
town
january 22, 1889
3,214
3,366
-4.5%
8.1
396.8/km2

shelburne
town
april 4, 1907
1,743
1,686
+3.4%
8.84
197.2/km2

stellarton
town
october 22, 1889
4,208
4,485
-6.2%
8.99
468.1/km2

stewiacke
town
august 30, 1906
1,373
1,438
-4.5%
17.62
77.9/km2

trenton
town
march 18, 1911
2,474
2,616
-5.4%
6.07
407.6/km2

truro
town
may 6, 1875
12,261
12,059
+1.7%
34.49
355.5/km2

westville
town
august 20, 1894
3,628
3,798
-4.5%
14.23
255.0/km2

windsor
town
april 4, 1878
3,648
3,785
-3.6%
9.11
400.4/km2

wolfville
town
march 4, 1893
4,195
4,269
-1.7%
6.46
649.4/km2

yarmouth
town
august 6, 1890
6,518
6,761
-3.6%
10.57
616.7/km2

total regional municipalities
-
-
507,723
498,401
+1.9%
10,313.04
49.2/km2

total county municipalities
-
-
184,625
188,364
-2.0%
25,260.63
7.3/km2

total district municipalities
-
-
123,700
126,042
-1.9%
17,016.8
7.3/km2

total towns
-
-
97,495
99,283
-1.8%
248.65
392.1/km2

total municipalities
-
-
913,543
912,090
+0.2%
52,839.12
17.3/km2

province of nova scotia
-
-
923,598
921,727
+0.2%
52,942.27
17.45/km2

Statement: west hants is a district municipality in nova scotia.
Question: what is the type of west hants in nova scotia?
Answer: district municipality