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Greater Toronto Area

the largest metropolitan area in Canada, centered on Toronto, Ontario
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Greater Toronto Area

Summary

Greater Toronto Area is a metropolitan area[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of metropolitan_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,704 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greater Toronto Area is located in Ontario[3].
  • Greater Toronto Area is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Greater Toronto Area's image is recorded as Toronto Skyline September 2014.jpg[5].
  • Greater Toronto Area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area[6].
  • Toronto is named after Greater Toronto Area[7].
  • Greater Toronto Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Toronto[8].
  • Greater Toronto Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Regional Municipality of Peel[9].
  • Greater Toronto Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Regional Municipality of Halton[10].
  • Greater Toronto Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Regional Municipality of York[11].
  • Greater Toronto Area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Regional Municipality of Durham[12].
  • Greater Toronto Area's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315157307[13].
  • Greater Toronto Area's GND ID is recorded as 4119660-0[14].
  • Greater Toronto Area's locator map image is recorded as Toronto Location.png[15].
  • Greater Toronto Area's part of is recorded as Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area[16].
  • Greater Toronto Area's Commons category is recorded as Toronto[17].
  • Greater Toronto Area's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.63333333333333, 'lon': -79.38333333333334}[18].
  • Greater Toronto Area's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01nh26[19].
  • Greater Toronto Area's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Greater Toronto Area[20].
  • Greater Toronto Area's page banner is recorded as Greater Toronto Area Wikivoyage banner.jpg[21].
  • Greater Toronto Area's topic has template is recorded as Template:Greater Toronto Area[22].
  • Greater Toronto Area's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 7013251[23].
  • Greater Toronto Area's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7124.15'}[24].
  • Greater Toronto Area's FAST ID is recorded as 1348601[25].
  • Greater Toronto Area's Quora topic ID is recorded as Greater-Toronto-Area-ON-4[26].
  • Greater Toronto Area's Google Maps Customer ID is recorded as 5677588747355734690[27].

Body

Geography

Greater Toronto Area is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in Ontario[3]. Its part of is recorded as Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area[16].

Physical Characteristics

Greater Toronto Area's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+7124.15'}[24].

Designation and Status

Greater Toronto Area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area[6].

History and Context

Toronto is named after Greater Toronto Area[7].

Why It Matters

Greater Toronto Area ranks in the top 3% of metropolitan_area entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,704 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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