Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Welcome to Toronto

Toronto, located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario, is the largest city in Canada and the capital of Ontario. Also known as the GTA (The Greater Toronto Area), residents of Toronto are called Torontonians.

Toronto is known to some as the Queen City, to others as the Big Smoke.  To most people, it is simply the cosmopolitan hub of Canada, where you can walk for blocks never hearing a word of English or french, but rather Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, Hindi or some other dialect.  Not surproisingly, the spread of ethnic restaurants is more than merely mouthwatering.

Toronto is also a major tourist destination, featuring the Metro Toronto Zoo, the famed CN Tower, Casa Loma, The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Island (especially for children), the Royal Ontario Museum and the Ontario Science Center.  North of the City is Canada's Wonderland amusement park.  The downtown features plenty of theatre, and of course lots of great dining.

Local sports teams include the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Toronto Argonauts.

As you can see in the picture the CN Tower, the world's tallest free standing structure, defines the Toronto skyline.

Toronto Sign-post

4433 miles (7134 km) west of Budapest, Hungary
2174 miles (3498 km) northeast of Los Angeles, California
1049 miles (1688 km) north of Orlando, Florida
731 miles (1177 km) north of Atlanta, Georgia
452 miles (728 km) west of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
437 miles (703 km) north of Chicago, Illinois
314 miles (505 km) west of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
249 miles (401 km) west of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
230 miles (370 km) west of Chesterville, Ontario, Canada
224 miles (360 km) west of Winchester, Ontario, Canada
224 miles (360 km) west of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
219 miles (353 km) west of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto Facts 

Population:

City 2,503,281
Metro 5,113,149

Established: 1793, as Town of York
Incorporated: March 6, 1834, as City of Toronto
Amalgamated: January 1, 1998 as GTA

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Toronto (City Guide)

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