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Ontario. Ontario (/ ɒnˈtɛərioʊ / ⓘ on-TAIR-ee-oh; French: [ɔ̃taʁjo]) is the southernmost province of Canada. [9][note 1] Located in Central Canada, [10] Ontario is the country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it is home to 38.5 per cent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total ...
Geography of Ontario. Ontario is located in East / Central Canada. It is Canada's second largest province by land area. Its physical features vary greatly from the Mixedwood Plains in the southeast to the boreal forests and tundra in the north. Ontario borders Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, Quebec to the east, and ...
List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area. Canada had 1,137 municipalities that held city, town or ville [a] status as of 2011. [1] This list presents the 100 largest of these municipalities by land area in square kilometres at the time of the 2011 census. [2]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Ontario: Ontario – one of the provinces of Canada, located in east-central Canada. [1] It is Canada's most populous province or territory [2] and fourth largest in total area. [3] It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto.
Location of Ontario in Canada Municipalities account for 17% of Ontario's total land area. Unincorporated areas encompass the remaining 83%. Ontario is the most populous province in Canada with 14,223,942 residents as of 2021 and is third-largest in land area [a] at 892,412 km 2 (344,562 sq mi). [2]
Toronto covers an area of 630 square kilometres (243 sq mi), [93] with a maximum north–south distance of 21 kilometres (13 mi). It has a maximum east–west distance of 43 km (27 mi), and it has a 46-kilometre (29 mi) long waterfront shoreline, on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario .
List of population centres in Ontario. A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a type of census unit which meets the demographic characteristics of an urban area, having a population of at least 1,000 people and a population density of no fewer than 400 persons per square km 2. [1] Note that the population of a "population centre" is ...
Ontario lakes larger than 400 km 2 (150 sq mi) Lake Area (including islands) Altitude Depth max. Volume Lake Superior [3] 82,100 km 2 (31,700 sq mi)