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Halifax Regional Municipality is a local government area of Nova Scotia, Canada, based around its capital, Halifax. The municipality was established on 1 April 1996, when all levels of municipal government in Halifax County (including the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth) were amalgamated into a single entity.
Halifax Regional Municipality
(HRM) | |
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![]() Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
Motto(s): | |
Halifax Regional Municipality and communities. Halifax Regional Municipality and communities. | |
Coordinates: 44°51′16″N 63°11′57″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Nova Scotia |
Established | April 1, 1996 |
Government | |
• Type | Regional Municipality |
• Mayor | Peter Kelly |
• Governing body | Halifax Regional Council |
• MPs | |
• MLAs | |
Area | |
• Regional Municipality | 5,490.90 km2 (2,120.05 sq mi) |
• Urban | 262.65 km2 (101.41 sq mi) |
• Rural | 5,528.25 km2 (2,134.47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 – 145 m (0 – 475.6 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Regional Municipality | 372,679 (Ranked 13th) |
• Density | 67.9/km2 (176/sq mi) |
• Urban | 282,924 |
• Urban density | 1,077.2/km2 (2,790/sq mi) |
• Metro | 404,807 |
• Rural | 89,755 |
• Rural density | 16.23/km2 (42.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (Atlantic Daylight Saving Time) |
Area code | 902 |
Total Coastline | 400 km (250 mi) |
Website | Halifax Regional Municipality |
The municipality is commonly referred to as HRM. Sometimes, it is known simply as Halifax, although this disguises the fact that the municipality covers a much wider area, covering 5,577 square kilometres (2,353 sq mi),[1] . It includes the island of Sable Island, 180 km offshore.
The population in 2006 was 372,679;[2], with 282,924 in the Halifax urban area[3]. The municipality is therefore the largest in Nova Scotia (with 40% of the province's population), and in the Maritimes (with 15% of the population), as well as being the largest population centre in Canada east of Québec City.