Halifax, Nova Scotia (former city)
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Halifax, Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following:
Municipalities
- Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), a regional municipality and capital of Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
- Metropolitan HalifaxMetropolitan HalifaxMetropolitan Halifax , often referred to as Metro Halifax, or Halifax, is the urban part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, a regional municipality that covers a large area of Nova Scotia, including rural areas...
, an informal name given to the urban core area of the Halifax Regional Municipality - Mainland HalifaxMainland HalifaxMainland Halifax is a region in central Nova Scotia, Canada that refers to the central-eastern part of the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality...
, planning region of the Halifax Regional Municipality on the Chebucto Peninsula
- Metropolitan Halifax
Former municipalities
- The former City of HalifaxCity of HalifaxHalifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
was incorporated in 1841 and dissolved in 1996 when the HRM was formed. The area of the former city saw its designation changed by the provincial government to "Metropolitan Area".
Counties
- Halifax County, Nova ScotiaHalifax County, Nova ScotiaHalifax County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The Municipality of the County of Halifax was the municipal government of Halifax County, apart from the separately incorporated towns and cities therein...
, one of Nova Scotia's 18 counties. The county government, the Municipality of the County of Halifax, along with the City of Halifax, City of Dartmouth, and Town of Bedford, was dissolved in 1996 when HRM was formed.
Landforms
- Halifax PeninsulaHalifax PeninsulaThe Halifax Peninsula is a community and planning area located in the urban core of Halifax Regional Municipality in the province of Nova Scotia. Halifax Peninsula is home to Downtown Halifax, the financial and economic heart of the region, which was also the site of the original settlement and...
, a peninsulaPeninsulaA peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
in Nova Scotia. - Halifax HarbourHalifax HarbourHalifax Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality.-Harbour description:The harbour is called Jipugtug by the Mi'kmaq first nation, anglisized as Chebucto...
, one of the largest harbours in the world.