Halifax is a city located on the East Coast of Canada in Nova Scotia. Halifax is located very close to the Atlantic Ocean. Halifax is the capital city of the province Nova Scotia. The metropolitan area had a population of 390 096 in 2011 with 297 943 in the urban area. Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of the municipality.
History of Halifax
Halifax was originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq people. The first European settlers to arrive in the future Halifax region were French, in the early 1600s, establishing the colony of Acadia. The British settled in Halifax in 1749.