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Oshawa

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Oshawa is a city on the Lake Ontario shoreline in Southern Ontario, Canada, about 60 kilometres east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the Greater Toronto Area and of the Golden Horseshoe, and it is the largest municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham. The city's name comes from the Ojibwa term aazhawe, meaning the crossing place. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
175,383 1
Area (sq km)
145.68 1
Founding Year
1850 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
106 1
Latitude
43.9 degrees north 1
Longitude
78.85 degrees west 1
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1. Oshawa (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 175,383 (2021)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 43.9, longitude -78.85
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 106 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 145.68 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1850
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 175383 (2021)
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Oshawa (Wikipedia)
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