Toronto
City of Toronto
Etymology: From "Taronto", the name of a channel between Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching , See Name of Toronto Nickname(s): Motto: Diversity Our Strength
Location of Toronto in the province of Ontario
Location of Toronto in Canada
Coordinates: 43°42′N 79°24′W / 43.700°N 79.400°W Country Canada Area of Canada Eastern Canada Province Ontario Districts East York , Etobicoke , North York , Old Toronto , Scarborough , York Settled 1750 (as Fort Rouillé )[ 20] 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 ) Government • Type Mayor–council • Mayor John Tory • Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong • Council Toronto City Council • MPs • MPPs Area 630.21 km2 (243.33 sq mi) • Urban 1,751.49 km2 (676.25 sq mi) • Metro 5,905.71 km2 (2,280.21 sq mi) Elevation 76 m (249 ft) Population 2,731,571 (1st ) • Density 4,334.4/km2 (11,226/sq mi) • Urban 5,132,794 (1st ) • Metro 5,928,040 (1st ) Demonym Torontonian Time zone UTC−5 (EST ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−4 (EDT )Postal code span Area code(s) 416, 647, 437 NTS Map030M11 GNBC CodeFEUZB GDP US$ 276.3 billion (2014)[ 24] GDP per capita US$45,771 (2014)[ 24] Website toronto.ca
Toronto City (single-tier )City of Toronto
Etymology: From "Taronto", the name of a channel between Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching , See Name of Toronto Nickname(s): Motto(s): Diversity Our Strength
Location of Toronto in the province of Ontario Location of Toronto in the province of Ontario
Location of Toronto in Canada
Coordinates: 43°42′N 79°24′W / 43.700°N 79.400°W Country Canada Area of Canada Eastern Canada Province Ontario Districts East York , Etobicoke , North York , Old Toronto , Scarborough , York Settled 1750 (as Fort Rouillé )[ 20] Established August 27, 1793 (as York ) Incorporated March 6, 1834 (as Toronto) Amalgamated into division January 20, 1953 (as Metropolitan Toronto ) Amalgamated January 1, 1998 (as City of Toronto ) Government • Type Mayor–council • Mayor John Tory • Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong • Council Toronto City Council • MPs • MPPs Area • City (single-tier ) 630.21 km2 (243.33 sq mi) • Urban 1,751.49 km2 (676.25 sq mi) • Metro 5,905.71 km2 (2,280.21 sq mi) Elevation 76 m (249 ft) Population • City (single-tier ) 2,731,571 (1st ) • Density 4,334.4/km2 (11,226/sq mi) • Urban 5,132,794 (1st ) • Metro 5,928,040 (1st ) Demonym(s) Torontonian Time zone UTC−5 (EST ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−4 (EDT )Postal code span Area code(s) 416, 647, 437 NTS Map030M11 GNBC CodeFEUZB GDP US$ 276.3 billion (2014)[ 24] GDP per capita US$45,771 (2014)[ 24] Website toronto.ca