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Halifax Regional Municipality
Location in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°38′52″N 63°34′17″W / 44.64778°N 63.57139°W / 44.64778; -63.57139 Coordinates : 44°38′52″N 63°34′17″W / 44.64778°N 63.57139°W / 44.64778; -63.57139 Country Canada Province Nova Scotia Regional Municipality April 1, 1996 City 1842 Town 1749 • Type Regional Municipality • Mayor Mike Savage • Governing body Halifax Regional Council • MPs • MLAs • 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) • 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 Map011D13 GNBC CodeCBUCG 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 . view more...