Toronto
Provincial capital city (single-tier)
City of Toronto
From top left: Downtown, City Hall, the Ontario Legislative Building, Casa Loma, Prince Edward Viaduct, and the Scarborough Bluffs
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Etymology: From "Toronto", the name of a channel between Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching; see Name of Toronto
Nickname(s):   "T-Dot", "T.O.", "Hogtown", "The Queen City", "The Big Smoke", "Toronto the Good"[1][1][2][3][4]
Motto(s):  Diversity Our Strength
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Coordinates: 43°44′30″N 79°22′24″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Districts	East York Etobicoke North York Old Toronto Scarborough York
Historic countries	Kingdom of France Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom
Settled	1750 (as Fort Rouillé)[5]
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 Mayors[6][7]	Denzil Minnan-Wong Ana Bailão Michael Thompson Stephen Holyday
• Body	Toronto City Council
• Federal representation	List of MPs[show]
• Provincial representation	List of MPPs[show]
Area  (2011)[8][9][10]
• Provincial capital city (single-tier)	630.20 km2 (243.32 sq mi)
• Urban	1,792.99 km2 (692.28 sq mi)
• Metro	5,905.71 km2 (2,280.21 sq mi)
Elevation	76.5 m (251.0 ft)
Population  (2016)[8][9][10][11]
• Provincial capital city (single-tier)	2,731,571 (1st)
• Density	4,334.4/km2 (11,226/sq mi)
• Urban	5,429,524 (1st)
• Metro	5,928,040 (1st)
• Region	9,245,438[a]
Demonym(s)	Torontonian
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code span	M
Area codes	416, 647, 437
NTS Map	030M11
GNBC Code	FEUZB
Major airports	Toronto Pearson International Airport, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Highways	2A, 27, 400, 401, 404, 409, 427, Black Creek Drive, Allen Road, Don Valley Parkway, Gardiner Expressway, Queen Elizabeth Way
Rapid transit	Toronto subway
Waterways	Black Creek, Burke Brook, Don River, Etobicoke Creek, German Mills Creek, Humber River, Keating Channel, Mimico Creek, Rouge River, Taylor-Massey Creek
GDP	US$276.3 billion (2014)[12]
GDP per capita	US$45,771 (2014)[12]
Website	toronto.ca