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Toronto - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Etymology 2 History Toggle History subsection 2.1 Early history 2.2 Town of York (1793–1834) 2.3 Incorporation and development (1834–1954) 2.4 Metro era (1954–1997) 2.5 Amalgamated city (1998–present) 2.5.1 Amalgamation and the Lastman years 2.5.2 Major events and emergencies 2.5.3 Population growth and construction boom 2.5.4 COVID-19 and recent population change 3 Geography Toggle Geography subsection 3.1 Topography 3.2 Neighbourhoods and former municipalities 3.2.1 Old Toronto 3.2.2 Suburbs 3.2.3 Industrial 3.3 Architecture 3.4 Climate 3.5 Parks 4 Demographics Toggle Demographics subsection 4.1 Race and ethnicity 4.2 Religion 4.3 Language 5 Economy Toggle Economy subsection 5.1 Bay Street 5.2 Media and entertainment 5.2.1 Film production 5.3 Real estate 5.4 Technology and biotech 5.5 Tourism 6 Education Toggle Education subsection 6.1 Primary and secondary education 6.2 Postsecondary education 6.2.1 Universities 6.2.2 Colleges 7 Human resources Toggle Human resources subsection 7.1 Public health 7.2 Public library 8 Culture and contemporary life Toggle Culture and contemporary life subsection 8.1 Food 9 Sports Toggle Sports subsection 9.1 Professional sports 9.2 Collegiate sports 9.3 Events 10 Government and politics Toggle Government and politics subsection 10.1 Government 10.2 Crime 11 Transportation Toggle Transportation subsection 11.1 Rail 11.2 Bus 11.3 Sea 11.4 Air 11.5 Streets and highways 12 Sister cities Toggle Sister cities subsection 12.1 Partnership cities 12.2 International project agreement 13 Notable people 14 See also 15 Notes 16 References Toggle References subsection 16.1 Bibliography 17 Further reading 18 External links Toggle the table of contents Toronto 185 languages Afrikaans አማርኛ Aragonés Ænglisc العربية الدارجة مصرى Asturianu Atikamekw Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Башҡортса Basa Bali Boarisch Žemaitėška Bikol Central Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Български भोजपुरी বাংলা Brezhoneg Bosanski Català Chavacano de Zamboanga 閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄ Нохчийн Cebuano کوردی Corsu Čeština Словѣньскъ / ⰔⰎⰑⰂⰡⰐⰠⰔⰍⰟ Чӑвашла Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Zazaki Dolnoserbski डोटेली Ελληνικά Emiliàn e rumagnòl Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara Estremeñu فارسی Suomi Føroyskt Français Arpetan Nordfriisk Furlan Frysk Gaeilge Gàidhlig Galego Avañe'ẽ 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 Gaelg Hausa 客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî עברית हिन्दी Fiji Hindi Hrvatski Hornjoserbsce Magyar Հայերեն Արեւմտահայերէն Interlingua Bahasa Indonesia Interlingue Ido Íslenska Italiano ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / inuktitut 日本語 Jawa ქართული Qaraqalpaqsha Taqbaylit Karai-karai Kumoring Қазақша ಕನ್ನಡ 한국어 Къарачай-малкъар کٲشُر Kurdî Kernowek Кыргызча Latina Ladino Lëtzebuergesch Lingua Franca Nova Limburgs Ligure Lombard ລາວ Lietuvių Latviešu Мокшень Malagasy Māori Македонски മലയാളം Монгол मराठी Bahasa Melayu Malti မြန်မာဘာသာ Эрзянь مازِرونی Plattdüütsch नेपाली नेपाल भाषा Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk bokmål Novial Sesotho sa Leboa Diné bizaad Occitan Ирон ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Papiamentu Picard Deitsch Polski Piemontèis پنجابی پښتو Português Runa Simi Română Русский Саха тыла Sardu Sicilianu Scots سنڌي Davvisámegiella Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Gagana Samoa Anarâškielâ Soomaaliga Shqip Српски / srpski Svenska Kiswahili Ślůnski தமிழ் తెలుగు Тоҷикӣ ไทย Türkmençe Tagalog Tolışi Toki pona Tok Pisin Türkçe Татарча / tatarça Twi Удмурт ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche Українська اردو Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Vepsän kel’ Tiếng Việt Volapük Winaray 吴语 მარგალური ייִדיש Yorùbá Vahcuengh 文言閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí 粵語中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read View source View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read View source View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Abstract Wikipedia Wikimedia Commons Wikinews Wikiquote Wikisource Wikivoyage Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 43°39′09″N 79°22′54″W / 43.65250°N 79.38167°W / 43.65250; -79.38167 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Most populous city in Canada This article is about the capital of Ontario, Canada. For other uses, see Toronto (disambiguation). "City of Toronto" redirects here. For the city's government, see Municipal government of Toronto. 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