Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax | |
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| Halifax Regional Municipality | |
Skyline of Downtown Halifax Macdonald Bridge Peggy's Cove Central Library Halifax Town Clock on Citadel Hill | |
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Location in Nova Scotia | |
Halifax Location in Canada | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| • MLAs | List of MLAs |
| 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 |
| Demonym | Haligonian |
| 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 |
| Area codes | 902, 782 |
| Website | www |
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 estimated to be 439,819 in the year 2021.[2] On 6 December 1917, about 2,000 people were killed in the Halifax Explosion.
Media
- CBHT CBC
- CJCH CTV Television Network
- CIHF Global Television Network
- CTV Two
References
- ↑ "Halifax". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ↑ 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.