Halifax

Summary

Halifax is a regional municipality in Canada^[1]. Halifax draws 6,603 Wikipedia views per month (regional_municipality_in_canada category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Halifax is located in Nova Scotia^[3].
• Halifax is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Halifax is on the body of water Bedford Basin^[5].
• Halifax is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Halifax's head of government is recorded as Mike Savage^[7].
• Halifax's head of government is recorded as Andy Fillmore^[8].
• Halifax's instance of is recorded as regional municipality in Canada^[9].
• Halifax's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[10].
• Halifax's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• Halifax's shares border with is recorded as Lunenburg County^[12].
• Halifax's shares border with is recorded as Colchester County^[13].
• Halifax's shares border with is recorded as Guysborough County^[14].
• Halifax's shares border with is recorded as Hants County^[15].
• Halifax's shares border with is recorded as Pictou County^[16].
• George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax is named after Halifax^[17].
• Halifax's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hakodate^[18].
• Halifax's twinned administrative body is recorded as Q49231^[19].
• Halifax's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco de Campeche^[20].
• Halifax's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aachen^[21].
• Halifax's legislative body is recorded as Halifax Regional Council^[22].
• Halifax's postal code is recorded as B0J, B3A - B4G^[23].
• Halifax's Commons category is recorded as Halifax, Nova Scotia^[24].
• Halifax's located in time zone is recorded as Atlantic Time Zone^[25].
• Halifax's local dialing code is recorded as 902^[26].
• Halifax's local dialing code is recorded as 782^[27].

Body

Founding

1749 marks the founding of Halifax^[28].

Identity

Halifax's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Halifax Regional Municipality'}^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Halifax include Halifax Stanfield International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Canada^[32].

Why It Matters

Halifax draws 6,603 Wikipedia views per month (regional_municipality_in_canada category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] Halifax has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Halifax is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Halifax include Halifax Stanfield International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in Canada^[32].