City profile · Canada · North America
Halifax
City population
471,559
#13
in Canada
#1
in Nova Scotia
#1,223
worldwide
44.643, -63.577 · 956 km from Ottawa
About Halifax
Halifax is a city in Nova Scotia, Canada with a population of 471,559. It is the 13th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 1,223rd largest worldwide. It lies 956 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
60 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Halifax
Coordinates
44.643, -63.577
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in CanadaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.