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Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district) / 43.753; -79.273. Scarborough Centre ( French: Scarborough-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Scarborough East, Scarborough West and York—Scarborough ...
Markham, Ontario. Markham (/ ˈmɑːrkəm /) is a city in York Region, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, [2] which ranked it the largest in York Region, fourth largest in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and 16th largest in Canada.
Ellesmere Island (Inuktitut: ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ ᓄᓇ, romanized: Umingmak Nuna, lit. 'land of muskoxen '; French: île d'Ellesmere) [2] is Canada's northernmost and third largest island, and the tenth largest in the world. It comprises an area of 196,236 km 2 (75,767 sq mi), [3] slightly smaller than Great Britain, and the total length of the ...
Scarborough—Ellesmere was a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created prior to the 1975 provincial election and eliminated in 1996, when its territory was incorporated into the riding of Scarborough Centre. Scarborough—Ellesmere riding was created from parts of the former ridings of Scarborough North, Scarborough West and ...
Scarborough (/ ˈ s k ɑːr b ʌr oʊ /; 2021 Census 629,941) is a district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.It is situated atop the Scarborough Bluffs in the eastern part of the city. . Its borders are Victoria Park Avenue to the west, Steeles Avenue and the city of Markham to the north, Rouge River and the city of Pickering to the east, and Lake Ontario to the so
Markham Village (2006 population 6,090) [1] [2] is the historic town centre of Markham, Ontario, Canada.Originally settled in 1825, the village, which was originally named Reesorville (in reference to the Reesor family of settlers) sometime after 1804 and also known as Mannheim (likely after Mannheim, Germany), was founded by Mennonites from Upstate New York and Pennsylvania.
Buttonville, Markham. Buttonville is a suburban neighbourhood and former hamlet in the city of Markham, Ontario, Canada, bordering the larger Unionville district. The hamlet was named after its founder, John Button. About 30,000 residents live in the area, which is located along the Woodbine Avenue corridor from approximately Highway 7 in the ...
The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York. In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. [2][3] The Greater Toronto Area begins in Burlington in Halton Region to the west, and extends along Lake Ontario ...