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 6.2 million people. This makes it the biggest metropolitan area in Canada.