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Toronto
Ontariovillage
Total population
2,731,571
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Toronto is a large metropolis in Ontario, Canada. The population stands at approximately 2,731,571. Located at 43.653°, -79.384°, Toronto occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,333 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Few places in Canada carry a comparable population. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves126,536
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves115,506
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves102,624
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves95,554
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves91,642
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves91,361
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves81,794
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves77,278
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2020-03-2911 km N of Lyndonville, New York
- M 3 — 2018-05-0814 km SSE of Ajax, Canada
- M 2.52 — 2017-07-1111 km NNW of Barker, New York
- M 2.46 — 2014-02-1334 km N of Lyndonville, New York
- M 2.7 — 2009-12-2110 km NNE of Olcott, New York
- M 2.58 — 2009-09-2020 km ESE of Oakville, Canada
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Ontario
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Toronto
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wells Rd Unit 1 RX Prescribed Fire, Iosco, MichiganWildfires · 2026-04-22 · 210 mi
- River Road 16 RX Prescribed Fire, Iosco, MichiganWildfires · 2026-04-19 · 216 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Toronto, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 3520
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,794,356
- Wikidata
- Q172
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012