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Toronto

Northern America

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located on a harbour at the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. 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
2,794,356 1
Area (sq km)
631.1 1
Founding Year
1793 1
1793 is when the town of York was established; it was renamed and incorporated as Toronto in 1834.
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
76 2
Latitude
43.6525 degrees north 1
Longitude
79.38167 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC-05:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Canada, Countries
Source Toronto (Wikipedia)
Ontario, States or Territories

toronto is associated with ontario.

Source Toronto (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Ontario, States or Territories

toronto is the capital of ontario.

Source Toronto (Wikipedia)

Largest City

Ontario, States or Territories
Source Ontario (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

Toronto's Present Shape Came From a Vote the City Lost, Articles
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Origin Of

Frank Gehry

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Source Wikidata: Frank Gehry
York University

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Source York University (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
York University (York U, YU, or York; French: Université York) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Site Of

Toronto International Film Festival

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Source Toronto International Film Festival (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September, in downtown Toronto.
Hudson's Bay Company

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Court of Appeal for Ontario

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Source Court of Appeal for Ontario (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [seat-city]
Quote, Lead paragraph [seat-city]
The seat of the court is Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto
University of Toronto

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Source University of Toronto (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Based on the grounds that surround Queen's Park in Toronto, it was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada.
Canadian Football League

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Source Canadian Football League (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
is headquartered in Toronto.
Toronto Arenas

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Source Toronto Arenas (Wikipedia)Lead, home country or city
Quote, Lead, home country or city
The Toronto Arenas or Torontos were a professional men's ice hockey team
Toronto Blue Jays

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Source Toronto Blue Jays (Wikipedia)Lead, home city
Quote, Lead, home city
The Toronto Blue Jays (French: Blue Jays de Toronto) are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto
Toronto Maple Leafs

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Toronto Titans

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Source Toronto Titans (Wikipedia)Lead, home country or city
Quote, Lead, home country or city
Toronto Titans were based in Toronto, Ontario

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Sources
1. Toronto (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    2,794,356
  • Lead section
    The city is the fourth-most populous city in North America, behind Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles, with a census population of 2,794,356 as of 2021.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    631.10
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    43.65250 N 79.38167 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    43.65250 N 79.38167 W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1793
  • Associated With: Canada, Infobox, Country
    Canada
  • In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Toronto (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 76 m
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3. GeoNames: Toronto - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 6167865
    43.70643 -79.39864 P PPLA CA 08 2794356 161 America/Toronto
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 161 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, -79.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.75, -79.25
43.75 -79.25 Dfb
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Wikidata: Toronto
Wikidata Q172, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Ontario (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLargest City: Ontario, Infobox: largest_city
Quote, Largest City: Ontario, Infobox: largest_city
Toronto
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