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| Halifax Regional Municipality | |
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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 | 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 | |
| • 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) | 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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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. view more...
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