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Oshawa
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Oshawa
Total population
175,383
Coordinates43.90°, -78.86°
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Overview
Oshawa is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of downtown Toronto. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the Greater Toronto Area and of the Golden Horseshoe. It is the largest municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham. The name Oshawa originates from the Ojibwa term aazhawe, meaning "the crossing place" or just "a cross".
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Geography
Latitude
43.8976
Longitude
-78.8635
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 3518013
- Population (Wikidata)
- 175,383
- Wikidata
- Q211867
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012