Toronto is the largest city in Canada, the capital of Ontario and the national industrial and commercial center. Toronto, located on the northwest coast of Lake Ontario, with a population of over 2.5 million, is the fifth largest city in North America. Toronto is located in greater toronto area? Toronto? Area, the center of GTA), is an important port city in the Great Lakes region of Canada.
maxim
Diversity? Our? Advantage (English: Diversity is our advantage)
Longitude and latitude
The city is located at 43 degrees 39 minutes north latitude and 79 degrees 23 minutes west longitude.
country
Canada (Canada)
province
Ontario, Ontario
administrative region
East York (East? York), Yitao Bigu, North York (North? York), Old Toronto (Old? Toronto), scarborough and York (York)
build
1793 August 27th. When Toronto was first established, it was called "York", which was an Upper Canada (upper? Canada) capital. ?
build
1834 March 6th. York was renamed "Toronto". At that time, the population of Toronto was about 9000.
merge
1998 65438+ 10/month 1. Toronto metropolitan area (municipality? Yes? Metropolis? Toronto) canceled, and six administrative districts merged into Toronto New Town.
government
Mayor: David Miao? Miller)
Committee: Toronto City Council (Toronto? City? Council)
zone
Toronto covers an area of 630 square kilometers. Urban area 1, 749 square kilometers. Metropolitan area is 7 125 square kilometers.
altitude
The average elevation of this city is 76 meters.
Human population
Toronto has a population of 2,503,300 (2006). The population density is 3,972 people/km2. The urban population is 4,753110,000, and the metropolitan population is 5,555.9 million.
time
Eastern time zone. UTC-5 .
Daylight saving time is the Eastern Time Zone (EDT). UTC-4 .
postcode
M
Telephone area code
(4 16) and (647)
As the economic center of Canada, Toronto is a global city and one of the most important economic centers in the world. Toronto has a proud urban landscape, including the Canadian National Television Tower (CN? Tower), the beautiful and charming Lake Ontario, the lakeside corridor stretching for miles and the great works left by many world-famous architects in Toronto.
Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world. Its colorful national characteristics make the city colorful and full of charm. Here, 49% of the residents are immigrants from more than 65,438+000 nationalities from all over the world, and more than 65,438+040 languages gather in this North American metropolis, composing a beautiful and harmonious magnificent movement together. Toronto is considered as one of the most livable cities in the world because of its extremely low crime rate, pleasant environment and high quality of life. But Toronto is also the most expensive city in Canada (2006).