The City of Toronto

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Published on Tuesday, 24 August 2010 11:04

Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff

Toronto
—  City  —
City of Toronto
From top left: Downtown Toronto featuring the CN Tower and Financial District from the Toronto Islands,City Hall, the Ontario Legislative Building, Casa Loma,Prince Edward Viaduct, and the Scarborough Bluffs
Flag Coat of arms Logo
Nickname(s): T.O., T-Dot, Hogtown, The Queen City, Toronto the Good, The City Within a Park
Motto: Diversity Our Strength
Location of Toronto and its census metropolitan area in the province of Ontario
Toronto Location of Toronto in Canada
Coordinates: 43°42′59.72″N 79°20′26.47″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Districts	East York, Etobicoke, North York, Old Toronto,Scarborough, York
Established	August 27, 1793 (as York)
Incorporated	March 6, 1834 (as Toronto)
Amalgamated	January 1, 1998 (fromMetropolitan Toronto)
Government
• Mayor	Rob Ford
• Council	Toronto City Council
• MPs	List of MPs[show]
• MPPs	List of MPPs[show]
Area[1]
• City	630 km2 (240 sq mi)
• Urban	1,749 km2 (675 sq mi)
• Metro	7,125 km2 (2,751 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• City	2,615,060 (1st)
• Density	4,149/km2 (10,750/sq mi)
• Urban	5,132,794 (1st)
• Metro	5,583,064 (1st)
• Demonym	Torontonian
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span	M
Area code(s)	416, 647
NTS Map	030M11
GNBC Code	FEUZB
Website	www.toronto.ca

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