Halifax (former city)
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| Halifax Regional Municipality | |||||
Clockwise from top: Downtown Halifax and Halifax Transit ferry, Musquodoboit Harbour, Central Library, Sullivan's Pond, Peggy's Cove, Macdonald Bridge
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| Nickname(s): "Hali", "The Fax" | |||||
| Motto: "E Mari Merces" (Latin) "From the Sea, Wealth" |
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 Location of Halifax in Nova Scotia |
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 Halifax
Halifax
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| 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 | ||||
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  Nova Scotia
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| Regional Municipality | April 1, 1996 | ||||
| City | 1842 | ||||
| Town | 1749 | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Type | Regional Municipality | ||||
| • Mayor | Mike Savage | ||||
| • Governing body | Halifax Regional Council | ||||
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List of MPs
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List of MLAs
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| 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) | ||||
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 3.3% |
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| • Census ranking | 14 of 5,162 | ||||
| Demonym(s) | Haligonian | ||||
| Time zone | AST (UTC−4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC−3) | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Halifax (/ˈhælᵻfæks/, locally /ˈhɛlᵻfæks/), legally known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The municipality had a population of 403,131 in 2016, with 316,701 in the urban area centred on Halifax Harbour. The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and the Municipality of Halifax County.
Halifax is a major economic centre in Atlantic Canada with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality. Halifax was ranked by MoneySense magazine as the fourth best place to live in Canada for 2012, placed first on a list of "large cities by quality of life" and placed second in a list of "large cities of the future", both conducted by fDi Magazine for North and South American cities. Additionally, Halifax has consistently placed in the top 10 for business friendliness of North and South American cities, as conducted by fDi Magazine.
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