page_title: Halifax, Nova Scotia
hierarchical_section_title: Halifax, Nova Scotia
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the Halifax Regional Municipality
context_page_description: Halifax, legally known as the Halifax Regional Municipality, is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, in Canada. The population of the Halifax region was 359,111 in the year 2001.
  On 6 December 1917, about 2,000 people were killed in the Halifax Explosion.
context_section_description: Halifax, legally known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, in Canada. The population of the Halifax region was 359,111 in the year 2001.
  On 6 December 1917, about 2,000 people were killed in the Halifax Explosion.
caption: Location in Nova Scotia
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