Halifax | |
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| Halifax Regional Municipality | |
| Motto(s): | |
Location in Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′51″N 63°35′26″W / 44.64750°N 63.59056°W | |
| 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 (2021) | |
| • 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 | |
| • Census ranking | 13 of 5,162 |
| Demonym | Haligonian |
| Gross Metropolitan Product | |
| • Halifax CMA | CA$24.4 billion (2020) |
| 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. On 6 December 1917, about 2,000 people were killed in the Halifax Explosion.