The Halifax urban area (2006 pop: 282,924 [1]), also referred to as Metropolitan Halifax, Metro Halifax, and sometimes, incorrectly, as Halifax, Nova Scotia, is the urban area in Atlantic Canada and home to Nova Scotia's capital district. Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: (former city) 79. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... The four Canadian Atlantic provinces. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Capital District in relation to the remainder of the Halifax Regional Municipality. ...

While the majority of urban areas include a city surrounded by towns and suburbs that are often self or separately governed from the city, the Halifax Urban Area is unusual in that the entire urban, suburban and rural commuter-shed - as well as a substantial unrelated rural area - are all a part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, a regional municipality that governs an area larger than the province of Prince Edward Island.[2] Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Motto: E Mari Merces(Latin) From the Sea, Wealth Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Nova Scotia Established April 1, 1996 Government  - Type Regional Municipality  - Mayor Peter Kelly  - Governing body Halifax Regional Council  - MPs List of MPs Alexa McDonough Geoff Regan Michael Savage Peter Stoffer (Bill Casey) (Gerald Keddy) (Peter MacKay)  - MLAs... A regional municipality (or region) is a type of Canadian municipal government which works much like a county; the method of government depends on how it is defined. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ...

Metro Halifax benefits from a process of increased rural depopulation and corresponding urban growth in Atlantic Canada during the late 20th century — a demographic shift that was delayed several decades in the region compared with other parts of North America. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ...

Geography

Map showing the urban, suburban, commuter and rural areas of HRM

The urban area of HRM is located in the western end of the municipality, fronting on Halifax Harbour. The dense urban core is centered on the Halifax Peninsula and the area of Dartmouth inside of the Circumferential Highway. The suburban area stretches beyond Mainland Halifax to the west, Cole Harbour to the east, and Bedford, Sackville, Nova Scotia and Windsor Junction areas to the north.[3] The municipal government considers all of the urban, suburban and rural commutershed to be a part of the Halifax urban area. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Halifax Harbour, October 13, 2006. ... Aerial Photo of the Peninsula The peninsula, bordered by Halifax Harbour, the Northwest Arm, and the Bedford Basin, is the part of Halifax that was first settled. ... Ferry running between Halifax and Dartmouth, docked at Dartmouth Ferry Terminal. ... Mainland Halifax commonly refers to the part of Halifax, Nova Scotia lying on the Chebucto Peninsula east of the Northwest Arm and the Bedford Basin that was a part of the city before amalgamation in 1996. ... On Marine Drive Cole Harbour is a community of Halifax Regional Municipality southeast of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Bedford (2001 pop. ... Sackville is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. ...

Unlike most cities with a sizable census metropolitan area, Halifax Regional Municipality's suburbs are incorporated into the Halifax Region proper, with the urban area including the urban core, suburban communities and a rural commuter shed that encompases almost half the region.[4] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

This urban area constitutes the most populous urban area on Canada's Atlantic coast, and the third largest coastal population centre in the country, after Vancouver, and Victoria, British Columbia. HRM currently accounts for 40% of Nova Scotia's population, and 15% of that of the Atlantic provinces. The West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Greater Victoria (also known as the Greater Victoria Region) is located in British Columbia, Canada, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Atlantic Canada consists of the four Canadian provinces on the Atlantic Ocean: Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. ...

The north eastern area of HRM, centered on Sheet Harbour, is completely rural. This area is not a part of the Halifax urban area, and has more in common with neighbouring counties such as Guysborough. and has little day to day interaction the rest of the region.^{[citation needed]} Guysborough County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...

History

For the history of the present day community and the former city of Halifax, see City of Halifax, for information since 1996, consult the History of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The town of Halifax was established by the British to counter-balance the French presence in Québec and Acadia, which at the time included present-day New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island and the Gaspe Peninsula. For most of its early history, Halifax was the primary North Atlantic base for the Royal Navy, it prospered during times of conflict and languished during times of peace. Despite Halifax's status as the regional centre and colonial capital, the city had difficulty sustaining peacetime economic success in its early years. The City of Halifax was the capital of the province Nova Scotia, and the largest city in Atlantic Canada. ... The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is one of the newest municipalities in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in terms of incorporation. ... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... The national flag of Acadia, adopted in 1884. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Official languages English, French (the only constitutionally bilingual province in the country) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson - Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 10 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st... This article is about the Canadian province. ... For other uses, see Cape Breton. ... The Gaspé Peninsula or just the Gaspé (la Gaspésie in French) is a North American peninsula on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec. ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...

The four municipalities in the Halifax urban area had been coordinating service delivery through the Halifax Metropolitan Authority since the late 1970's, but remained independent towns and cities until April 1, 1996. On that date, the Province created the Halifax Regional Municipality by dissolving and amalgamating the City of Halifax, the City of Dartmouth, the Town of Bedford and Municipality of the County of Halifax. The City of Halifax was the capital of the province Nova Scotia, and the largest city in Atlantic Canada. ... Ferry running between Halifax and Dartmouth, docked at Dartmouth Ferry Terminal. ... Bedford (2001 pop. ... Halifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...

External links

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