On 1799 (Guyandotte) the city was incorporated . The density of  residents in Halifax is 11,312/km 2  (29,298/sq mi) . The lowest elevation of Halifax is 246 ft . The city water area is 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km 2 ) . The city land area is 340.5 sq mi (881.9 sq km) . Norman Maurice Armitage is the mayor of Halifax . 35°41′49″N 0°37′59″W﻿ / ﻿35.69694°N 0.63306°W are the coordinates of the city. . Population: 2,698,077  is the population of Halifax . The province of the city Halifax is Gauteng .  The city area code is +966-12 . Population: 12,491,300 (2016) is the population of the metro region of Halifax . 1,275/sq km (3,300/sq mi) is the density of people in  the metro region of Halifax . Halifax is the government of U.S. National Park Service . The population of the urban region is 2,947,722 . Halifax is named for Cartagena, Spain . 5,400/sq km  (14,000/sq mi) is the density of inhabitents in  the urban region of Halifax . Halifax is located in India . The highest elevation of Halifax is 425 m (1,394 ft) . The postal code of the city is EC1701 . Halifax is at an elevation of 131 m
1737 sq km area of the city Halifax is land