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Mainland Halifax — Community — Location of Mainland Halifax
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Nova ScotiaMunicipality Halifax Regional Municipality Communities Armdale, Clayton Park, Fairview, Rockingham, Purcell's Cove, Spryfield. Founded 1969 Government - Council Chebucto Community Council Population (2006) - Total 72,105 Time zone AST (UTC-4) Area code(s) 902 
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Places in Nova ScotiaMainland Halifax is a region in central Nova Scotia, Canada that refers to the central-eastern part of the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality. It contrasts with Halifax Peninsula, which lies across the Northwest Arm.
The area lies west of the Northwest Arm and Bedford Basin and extends several kilometres inland, encompassing an area of Halifax County that the former City of Halifax had amalgamated in 1969 - this includes the former communities of Armdale, Clayton Park, Fairview, Rockingham, Purcell's Cove and Spryfield.
The term "Mainland Halifax" became the official description[1] of the area after the municipal merger in 1996 which saw the creation of the Halifax Regional Municipality, or HRM, as a single-tier municipal unit within Halifax County, resulting in the disincorporation of the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, as well as the town of Bedford and the Municipality of the County of Halifax. The City of Halifax became a provincial metropolitan area, and the HRM divided the former city into two separate community planning areas, Halifax Peninsula and Mainland Halifax, with separate community councils inside of the regional government.
Mainland Halifax is further divided into "Mainland North" (Bayer's Lake, Clayton Park, Fairview, and Rockingham) and "Mainland South" (Armdale, Herring Cove, Purcell's Cove, Sambro, and Spryfield). Residents do not use the term "Mainland" or the north and south divisions at all, preferring to refer to their original community names which describe the geography of their area more appropriately to those familiar with the region.
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Halifax Regional Municipality Government Services and agencies Articles of interest History • Metropolitan Halifax • Geography • Halifax Harbour • Education • Economy • Culture • Sports • Media • Transportation • Buildings and infrastructure • Communities • Halifax Explosion • Capital District • Port Authority • School Board • Halifax Harbour SolutionsCommunity areas Bedford • Chebucto Peninsula • Cole Harbour & Westphal • Cow Bay & Eastern Passage • Dartmouth • Eastern Shore East • Eastern Shore West • Mainland Halifax • Halifax Peninsula • Hammonds Plains, Upper Sackville & Beaver Bank • Lake Echo & Porters Lake • Lawrencetown • Musquodoboit Valley & Dutch Settlement • Preston & Cherrybrook • Prospect • St. Margaret's Bay • Timberlea, Lakeside, BeechvilleCoordinates: 44°37′45.9″N 63°36′19.5″W / 44.629417°N 63.605417°W
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