Back Halifax, Nova Scotia Afrikaans ሃሊፋክስ Amharic Halifax ANG هاليفاكس Arabic هاليفاكس (نوڤا سكوشا) ARZ Halifax AST Halifax ATJ Halifaks Azerbaijani هالیفاکس، نووا اسکوشیا AZB Halifax, Nova Scotia BAN
Halifax | |
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| Halifax Regional Municipality | |
 From top, left to right: Downtown Halifax skyline, Macdonald Bridge, Crystal Crescent Beach, Peggy's Cove, Central Library, Sullivan's Pond | |
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 Location in Nova Scotia | |
  Halifax Location in Canada | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′51″N 63°35′26″W / 44.64750°N 63.59056°W[1] | |
| 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 | |
| • 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 |  9.1% |
| • Census ranking | 13 of 5,162 |
| Demonym | Haligonian |
| Gross Metropolitan Product | |
| • Halifax CMA | CA$24.4 billion (2020) [5] |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Postal code span | B0J, B3A to B4G |
| Area codes | 902, 782 |
| Website | halifax |
Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2023, it is estimated that the population of the Halifax CMA was 518,711,[6] with 348,634 people in its urban area.[3] The regional municipality consists of four former municipalities that were amalgamated in 1996: Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, and Halifax County.
Halifax is an economic centre of Atlantic Canada, home to a concentration of government offices and private companies. Major employers include the Department of National Defence, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Saint Mary's University, the Halifax Shipyard, various levels of government, and the Port of Halifax. Resource industries found in rural areas of the municipality include agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, and natural gas extraction.
- ^ "Halifax". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions (municipalities)1". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (January 11, 2023). "Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration, 2016 boundaries".