Halifax Kji'puktuk Chebucto Halafacs (Gaelic)
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What is the capital city of Halifax?
Halifax
Does Nova Scotia have cities?
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Is Halifax a city or state?
Halifax
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Does Nova Scotia have a capital city?
Nova Scotia's capital and largest city is Halifax, which today is home to about 45 percent of the province's population. Halifax is the thirteenth-largest census metropolitan area in Canada, the largest city in Atlantic Canada, and Canada's second-largest coastal city after Vancouver.
Why is Halifax not a city?
On April 1, 1996, the government of Nova Scotia dissolved the City of Halifax, and amalgamated the four municipalities within Halifax County and formed Halifax Regional Municipality, a single-tier regional government covering that whole area. It was then also the largest city in Atlantic Canada.
Is Halifax a city or town?
Halifax, in full Halifax Regional Municipality, city and capital of Nova Scotia, Canada.
What are the main cities in Nova Scotia?
Rank Population centre Population (2016)
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1 Halifax 316,701
2 Cape Breton - Sydney 29,904
3 Truro 22,954
4 New Glasgow 18,665
Is Nova Scotia a city or province?
Nova Scotia, Canadian province located on the eastern seaboard of North America, one of the four original provinces (along with New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec) that constituted the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
How many towns and cities are in Nova Scotia?
Nova Scotia has 27 towns.
What is the most visited place in Nova Scotia?
- Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada.
- Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
- Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site.
- Peggy's Cove Lighthouse.
- The Cabot Trail.
- Old Town Lunenburg.
- Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk.
- The Skyline Trail.