Regional Municipality of York

The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in south-central Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. It replaced the old York County in 1971. In 2021, about 1,173,334 people were living in the Regional Municipality of York.^[1] It is the fastest growing region in Canada and it is expected to grow to more than 1.5 million people by 2031.^[2] The whole region is part of the Greater Toronto Area and is part of the Golden Horseshoe. The capital of the region is in Newmarket.

For the town that joined with Toronto in 1998, see York, Ontario.

York Region
Regional municipality (upper-tier)
Regional Municipality of York
Clockwise from top left: Historic Aurora Cultural Centre, Sibbald Point Provincial Park, Vaughan Metro Centre, rural Nobleton, Markham Civic Centre, Canada's Wonderland
Coat of arms
Motto:  "Deeds Speak"
Vaughan Markham Aurora East Gwillimbury Georgina King Newmarket Richmond Hill Whitchurch-Stouffville Holland Ldg King City Stouffville Keswick Sutton
Map showing York Region's location in Ontario
Coordinates: 44°00′N 79°26′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Established	1792 (as York County)
Incorporated	1971 (as a Regional municipality)
Seat	Newmarket
Government
• Type	Council-CEO
• Chair & CEO	Eric Jolliffe
• Governing Body	York Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	1,758.27 km2 (678.87 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,173,334
• Density	667.3/km2 (1,728/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
Website	www.york.ca

Geography

York Region covers 1,776 square kilometres from Lake Simcoe in the north to the city of Toronto in the south. The eastern border is shared with Durham Region. To the west is Peel Region, and Simcoe County is to the northwest.

Towns and cities in York Region include:

• Town of Aurora
• Town of East Gwillimbury
• Town of Georgina
• Township of King
• City of Markham
• Town of Newmarket
• Town of Richmond Hill
• City of Vaughan
• Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville

There is also one First Nation (Native Canadians) with an Indian reserve, where the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation live.

York Region includes farmlands, wetlands and small kettle lakes, the Oak Ridges Moraine and over 2,070 hectares of regional forest, as well as built-up areas of its towns.