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 439,819 in the year 2021.[2]
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 Location in Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′51″N 63°35′26″W / 44.64750°N 63.59056°WCoordinates: 44°38′51″N 63°35′26″W / 44.64750°N 63.59056°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Town | 1749 |
| City | 1842 |
| Regional municipality | April 1, 1996 |
| Named for | George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional municipality |
| • Mayor | Andy Fillmore |
| • Governing body | Halifax Regional Council |
| • MPs | List of MPs
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| • MLAs | List of MLAs
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| Area | |
| • Regional municipality | 5,475.57 km2 (2,114.13 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 238.29 km2 (92.00 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 7,276.22 km2 (2,809.36 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 241.9 m (793.6 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Regional municipality | 439,819 (13th) |
| • Density | 80.3/km2 (208/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 348,634 |
| • Urban density | 1,463.1/km2 (3,789/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 465,703 (12th) |
| • Metro density | 64.0/km2 (166/sq mi) |
| • Change 2016–2021 |  9.1% |
| • Census ranking | 13 of 5,162 |
| Gross Metropolitan Product | |
| • Halifax CMA | CA$24.4 billion (2020) [5] |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Postal code span | B0J, B3A to B4G |
| Website | {{URL|example.com|optional display text}} |
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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 Site 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
- ↑ Template:Cite cgndb
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities)1". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ↑ "Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada.
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