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Toronto

capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada
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Summary

Toronto is a city[1]. Toronto ranks in the top 0.036% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,859 views/month, #2 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ontario[3]
  • Country: Canada[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Lake Ontario[5], Humber River[6], Don River[7], Rouge River[8]
  • Head of government: Olivia Chow[9]
  • Continent: North America[10]
  • Instance of: provincial or territorial capital city in Canada[11], single-tier municipality[12], big city[13], largest city[14], financial center[15], census division of Canada[16]
  • Official language: English[17]
  • Shares border with: Regional Municipality of York[18], Regional Municipality of Durham[19], Regional Municipality of Peel[20], Vaughan[21], Mississauga[22], Markham[23], Pickering[24], Brampton[25]
  • Founder: John Graves Simcoe[26]
  • Named after: Fort Rouillé[27]
  • Flag: flag of Toronto[28]
  • Twinned administrative body: Chongqing[29], Chicago[30], Frankfurt[31], Milan[32], Kyiv[33], Quito[34], Sagamihara[35], Warsaw[36], Ho Chi Minh City[37], Rio de Janeiro[38], Lisbon[39], Matera[40]
  • Legislative body: Toronto City Council[41]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Toronto[42]
  • IATA airport code: YTO[43]
  • Postal code: M[44]
  • Part of: Greater Toronto Area[45]
  • Commons category: Toronto[46]
  • Local dialing code: 416[47], 647[48], 437[49]
  • Archives at: City of Toronto Archives[50]
  • Inception: 1750[51]
  • Coordinate location: 43.670277777778, -79.386666666667[52]
  • Official website: https://www.toronto.ca/[53]
  • IPA transcription: təˈɹɒntoʊ[54], ˈtɹɒnoʊ[55], təˈɹɒnoʊ[56]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Toronto[57]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Toronto include Toronto Pearson International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in Canada[60]; Greater Toronto Area[61], a metropolitan area[62], in Canada[63]; Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport[64], an airport[65], in Canada[66]; and Toronto Street Circuit[67], a street circuit[68], in Canada[69].

Why It Matters

Toronto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Toronto is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

Entities named for Toronto include Toronto Pearson International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in Canada[60]; Greater Toronto Area[61], a metropolitan area[62], in Canada[63]; Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport[64], an airport[65], in Canada[66]; and Toronto Street Circuit[67], a street circuit[68], in Canada[69].

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References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [70] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [71] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 158909, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Toronto`"
  2. 11w ago · ArthurPSmith · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ror id → 044mryv04
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45130|batch #45130]]"
  3. 12w ago · RapidDweller · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Location: Greater Toronto Area"
  4. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Toronto
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Toronto, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → cityoftoronto-6e645e, cityoftoronto-62b82e, cityoftoronto-7c1906
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 14450
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 14450, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167485170|TORONTO (#167485170)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] "
  6. 14w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id → cityoftoronto-6e645e, cityoftoronto-62b82e, cityoftoronto-7c1906
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Osm name suggestion index id: cityoftoronto-62b82e, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  7. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 90907
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 90907, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  8. 16w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaycities id → toronto
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gaycities id: toronto, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/226429001|Toronto (#226429001)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7294|GayCities city]] #mix'n"
  9. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0003462-Toronto-Ontario
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0003462-Toronto-Ontario, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  10. 22w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → toronto
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: toronto, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289971796|toronto (#289971796)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  11. 23w ago · Dcflyer · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tclf id → places/city-and-regional-guides/toronto
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Tclf id: places/city-and-regional-guides/toronto"
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