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Burlington, Ontario

Northern America

Burlington is a city at the west end of Lake Ontario, in Ontario, Canada, part of Halton Region, bordering Hamilton to the south, Milton to the northwest, and Oakville to the northeast. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the Hamilton census metropolitan area, and the Golden Horseshoe urban region. Founded in 1874 and granted city status in 1974, it had a population of 186,948 as of 2021, the twenty-eighth most populous municipality in Canada.

Facts
Population
186,948 1
Area (sq km)
185.66 2
Founding Year
1874 2
Population Estimate Year
2021 2
Elevation (m)
74 2
Latitude
43.325 degrees north 2
Longitude
79.8 degrees west 2
Sources
1. Burlington, Ontario (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    With a population of 186,948 as of 2021, Burlington is the twenty-eighth-most populous municipality in Canada.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Burlington, Ontario (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 43.325, longitude -79.8
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 74 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 185.66 sq km
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1874
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2021)
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Wikidata: Burlington, Ontario
Wikidata Q34218, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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