Editing Candia, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
Candia is in southeastern [[New Hampshire]], along the western edge of Rockingham County. The town is bordered to the west by [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack County]]. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|79.2|km2|order=flip}}. {{convert|78.6|km2|order=flip}} of it are land and {{convert|0.6|sqkm|order=flip|1}} of it are water, comprising 0.75% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Notable villages in the town include Candia proper, near the town's northern border; [[Candia Four Corners, New Hampshire|Candia Four Corners]], closer to the geographic center of the town; and [[East Candia, New Hampshire|East Candia]], near the town's eastern border.

The majority of Candia is drained to the east by the [[North Branch River]], a tributary of the [[Lamprey River]] and part of the [[Piscataqua River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]]. The southern part and some of the western side of town drain toward [[Massabesic Lake]] in neighboring [[Auburn, New Hampshire|Auburn]], part of the [[Merrimack River]] watershed.<ref name=watershed>{{cite book |title=Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers |url=http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |last=Foster |first=Debra H. |author2=Batorfalvy, Tatianna N. |author3= Medalie, Laura  |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey |year=1995}}</ref> The highest point in town is Hall Mountain, at {{convert|941|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], located in [[Bear Brook State Park]] in the northwestern part of the town. (The main entrance to the state park and most of its facilities are in neighboring [[Allenstown, New Hampshire|Allenstown]].)

Candia is bisected by two state highways, [[New Hampshire Route 43|Route 43]] running north from [[New Hampshire Route 101|Route 101]] through the [[Candia Four Corners, New Hampshire|Candia Four Corners]] to the [[Deerfield, New Hampshire|Deerfield]] town line, and [[New Hampshire Route 27|Route 27]], running east–west from the [[Hooksett, New Hampshire|Hooksett]] town line through the Candia Four Corners to the [[Raymond, New Hampshire|Raymond]] town line. Route 101 is the major east–west thoroughfare through southern New Hampshire and travels through the southern part of Candia.

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Deerfield, New Hampshire|Deerfield]] (north)
* [[Raymond, New Hampshire|Raymond]] (east)
* [[Chester, New Hampshire|Chester]] (southeast)
* [[Auburn, New Hampshire|Auburn]] (south)
* [[Hooksett, New Hampshire|Hooksett]] (west)