Downtown Halifax

Downtown Halifax
Downtown Halifax as from Halifax Harbour
Downtown Halifax as from Halifax Harbour
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Coordinates: 44°38′54.4″N 63°34′23.8″W / 44.648444°N 63.573278°W / 44.648444; -63.573278
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax Regional Municipality
CommunityHalifax
Community councilHalifax and West
Municipal DistrictHalifax South Downtown
Area
 • Total
4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 Census)[2]
 • Total
25,555
 • Density6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Canadian Postal code
B3J
Area code(s)782, 902
Websitedowntownhalifax.ca

Downtown Halifax is the primary central business district of the Municipality of Halifax. Located on the central-eastern portion of the Halifax Peninsula, on Halifax Harbour. Along with Downtown Dartmouth, and other de facto central business districts within the Municipality (e.g. Cole Harbour, Lower Sackville, Spryfield), Downtown Halifax serves as the business, entertainment, and tourism hub of the region.

  1. ^ "Defining Canada's Downtown Neighbourhoods: 2016 Boundaries" (PDF). www150.statcan.gc.ca. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Table 5 Population by proximity to downtown, census metropolitan areas, 2016 to 2021". Statistics Canada. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.