Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

109 Williams Ave., Unit 10, Dartmouth, NS B3B 2E3
Phone: (902) 468-0270
Fax: (902) 468-0274

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Dartmouth (2001 pop.: 65,741), founded in 1750, is a amalgamated city, which now is part of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital city of the province of Nova Scotia. The municipality's name is commonly shortened using the acronym HRM and often simply, although incorrectly, referred to as Halifax. The population in 2006 was 372,679; the urban area of HRM had a population of 282,924, giving the municipality the largest urban area in the Maritimes and largest population centre in Canada east of Québec City.

The Halifax Regional Municipality occupies an area of 5,577 square kilometres (approximately 10% of Nova Scotia) comparative to the province of Prince Edward Island, and measures approximately 165 kilometres (102.5 mi) in length between its eastern and western-most extremities.

The urban area of Halifax Regional Municipality is a major economic centre in eastern Canada with a large concentration of government services and private sector companies. Halifax serves as the business, banking, government and cultural centre for the Maritime region. Major employers and economic generators include the Department of National Defence, as well as the Port of Halifax. The municipality has a growing concentration of manufacturing industries and is becoming a major multi-modal transportation hub through growth at the port, the Halifax International Airport, and improving rail and highway connections Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry and natural gas extraction are major resource industries found in the rural areas of HRM.

Climate

HRM's climate is heavily influenced by its location on Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast. The weather is usually milder or cooler than that of central Canada, with the temperature remaining (with occasional notable exceptions) between about -15°C and 35°C inland but the coast can be milder in the winter and cooler in the summer with the maritime influence.

Time Zone

Dartmouth is located in the Atlantic Time Zone (GMT-4)

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Map from the Airport

Weather Link

Airport

Tourism - Halifax

Tourism - Nova Scotia