Toronto
capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario. It is also the largest city in Ontario. It is found on the north-west side of Lake Ontario behind New York City and Chicago.
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City of Toronto | |
Etymology: From the Mohawk word tkaronto, the name of a channel between Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching | |
Nickname: See Name of Toronto | |
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Coordinates: 43°44′30″N 79°22′24″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Settled | 1750 (as Fort Rouillé)[4] |
Established | August 27, 1793 (as York) |
Incorporated | March 6, 1834 (as Toronto) |
Amalgamated into division | January 20, 1953 (as Metropolitan Toronto) |
Amalgamated | January 1, 1998 (as City of Toronto) |
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Government | |
• Type | Single-tier municipality with a mayor–council system |
• Mayor | John Tory |
• Deputy Mayors[5][6] |
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• Body | Toronto City Council |
• Federal representation | List of MPs
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• Provincial representation | List of MPPs
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Area | |
• City | 630.20 km2 (243.32 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,792.99 km2 (692.28 sq mi) |
• Metro | 5,905.71 km2 (2,280.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 76.5 m (251.0 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 2,731,571 (1st) |
• Density | 4,334.4/km2 (11,226/sq mi) |
• Urban | 5,429,524[11] |
• Greater Toronto Area (metro) | 6,417,516 (1st) |
• Region | 9,245,438 |
Demonym | Torontonian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code span | M |
Area codes | 416, 647, 437 |
Major airports | Toronto Pearson International Airport, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport |
Highways | 2A, 27, 400, 401, 404, 409, 427, Black Creek Drive, Allen Road, Don Valley Parkway, Gardiner Expressway, Queen Elizabeth Way |
Rapid transit | Toronto subway |
Commuter rail | GO Transit |
Waterways | Black Creek, Burke Brook, Don River, Etobicoke Creek, German Mills Creek, Humber River, Keating Channel, Mimico Creek, Rouge River, Taylor-Massey Creek |
GDP (Toronto CMA) | CA$385.1 billion (2016)[12] |
GDP per capita (Toronto CMA) | CA$57,004 (2016) |
Website | toronto |
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The City of Toronto itself has a population of almost 3 million people. Even more people live in the regions around it. All together, the Greater Toronto Area is home to over 6 million people. This makes it the biggest metropolitan area in Canada.