Metropolitan Toronto

Summary

Metropolitan Toronto is a human settlement^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.45% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (218 views/month, #162 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Metropolitan Toronto is located in Ontario^[3].
• Metropolitan Toronto is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Metropolitan Toronto's image is recorded as Metro Hall 2025-04-23.jpg^[5].
• Metropolitan Toronto's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[6].
• Metropolitan Toronto's instance of is recorded as electoral unit^[7].
• Metropolitan Toronto's flag image is recorded as Flag of Metropolitan Toronto, Canada (1954–1998).svg^[8].
• Metropolitan Toronto's locator map image is recorded as Toronto Location in Ontario.png^[9].
• Metropolitan Toronto's Commons category is recorded as Metropolitan Toronto^[10].
• Metropolitan Toronto's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[11].
• +1953-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Metropolitan Toronto^[12].
• Metropolitan Toronto was dissolved in +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Metropolitan Toronto's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.7072, 'lon': -79.3805}^[14].
• Metropolitan Toronto's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/028_qh^[15].
• Metropolitan Toronto's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metropolitan Toronto^[16].
• Metropolitan Toronto's population is recorded as {'amount': '+6530000'}^[17].
• Metropolitan Toronto's replaces is recorded as County of York^[18].
• Metropolitan Toronto's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Corporation-of-Metropolitan-Toronto^[19].
• Metropolitan Toronto's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+630'}^[20].
• Metropolitan Toronto's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987013002830705171^[21].

Body

Geography

Metropolitan Toronto is in the country of Canada^[4]. It is located in Ontario^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Metropolitan Toronto's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+630'}^[20]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+6530000'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement^[6] and electoral unit^[7].

History and Context

+1953-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Metropolitan Toronto^[12].

Why It Matters

Metropolitan Toronto ranks in the top 0.45% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (218 views/month, #162 of 35,923).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]