Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax

K'jipuktuk
Halifax K'jipuktuk
Regional municipality
	Halifax Regional Municipality
	Clockwise from top: Downtown Halifax skyline, Crystal Crescent Beach, Central Library, Sullivan's Pond, Peggy's Cove, Macdonald Bridge
	Motto(s): "E Mari Merces" (Latin); "From the Sea, Wealth"
	Location in Nova Scotia
	Halifax Location in Canada Halifax Halifax (Nova Scotia)
	Coordinates: 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
Government
• Type	Regional Municipality
• Mayor	Mike Savage
• Governing body	Halifax Regional Council
• MPs	List of MPs
• MLAs	List of MLAs
Area (2016)
• 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
Demonym	Haligonian
Time zone	UTC−4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (ADT)
Postal code span	B0J ,B3A to B4G
Area code(s)	902, 782
Dwellings (2016)	187,338
Median Income*	$54,129 CAD
Total Coastline	400 km (250 mi)
NTS Map	011D13
GNBC Code	CBUCG
Website	www.halifax.ca
	Median household income, 2005 (all households);

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.

On 6 December 1917, about 2,000 people were killed in the Halifax Explosion.

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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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[2016censusprofile-1] 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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