Southwestern Ontario
Secondary region in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Western Ontario" redirects here. For the far western part of Ontario, see Northwestern Ontario. For the university in London, Ontario, see University of Western Ontario.
Southwestern Ontario is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It occupies most of the Ontario Peninsula bounded by Lake Huron, including Georgian Bay, to the north and northwest; the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and Detroit River, to the west; and Lake Erie to the south. To the east, on land, Southwestern Ontario is bounded by Central Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe. The region had a population of 2,796,367 in 2021. It is sometimes further divided into "Midwestern Ontario" covering the eastern half of the area and the heart of Southwestern Ontario encompassing the western half of the region.
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Southwestern Ontario | |
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Secondary region | |
Coordinates: 43°30′N 81°00′W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Area | |
• Total | 36,797.54 km2 (14,207.61 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,796,367 |
• Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code prefixes | |
Area code(s) | 519, 226, 548, 905, 289, 365 |
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