Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, legally known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, in Canada. The population of the Halifax region was 359,111 in the year 2001.
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 Location in Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′52″N 63°34′17″W / 44.64778°N 63.57139°WCoordinates: 44°38′52″N 63°34′17″W / 44.64778°N 63.57139°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province[broken anchor] | Nova Scotia |
| Regional Municipality | April 1, 1996 |
| City | 1842 |
| Town | 1749 |
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| • Type | Regional Municipality |
| • Mayor | Mike Savage |
| • Governing body | Halifax Regional Council |
| • MPs | List of MPs
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| • MLAs | List of MLAs
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| Area (2016)[1] | |
| • Land | 5,490.35 km2 (2,119.84 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 234.72 km2 (90.63 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,496.31 km2 (2,122.14 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 241.9 m (793.6 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Regional municipality | 403,131 (14th) |
| • Density | 73.4/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 316,701 |
| • Urban density | 1,349.3/km2 (3,495/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 403,390 (13th) |
| • Metro density | 73.4/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Change 2011-2016 |  3.3% |
| • Census ranking | 14 of 5,162 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (ADT) |
| Postal code span | B0J ,B3A to B4G |
| Dwellings (2016)[1] | 187,338 |
| Median Income* | $54,129 CAD |
| Total Coastline | 400 km (250 mi) |
| NTS Map | 011D13 |
| GNBC Code | CBUCG |
| Website | www.halifax.ca |
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On 6 December 1917, about 2,000 people were killed in the Halifax Explosion.
Media
Halifax, Nova Scotia Media
Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1762, by Dominic Serres
A map of Halifax's Community Planning Areas
View of Purdy's Wharf, an office complex in Downtown Halifax
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the largest art gallery in Atlantic Canada
The Historic Properties, a collection of historical buildings on Halifax's boardwalk
The Halifax Town Clock overlooks most of downtown Halifax.
Halifax Public Gardens, a Victorian era public garden that was designated as a National Historic Sites of Canada in 1984
An elm tree in Halifax Public Gardens
The community of Peggy's Cove, a major tourist attraction
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Halifax [Census metropolitan area], Nova Scotia and Halifax [Population centre], Nova Scotia". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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