Toronto City (single - tier) City of Toronto From top left: Downtown Toronto viewed from the Toronto Islands, City Hall, the Ontario Legislative Building, Casa Loma, Prince Edward Viaduct, and the Scarborough Bluffs Flag Coat of arms Logo Nickname (s): "T.O. '', "T - Dot '', "Hogtown '', "The Queen City '', "The Big Smoke '', "Toronto the Good '' Motto (s): Diversity Our Strength Location of Toronto in the province of Ontario Toronto Toronto Show map of Canada Show map of Ontario Show all Location of Toronto in Canada Coordinates: 43 ° 42 ′ N 79 ° 24 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.700 ° N 79.400 ° W ﻿ / 43.700; - 79.400 Coordinates: 43 ° 42 ′ N 79 ° 24 ′ W ﻿ / ﻿ 43.700 ° N 79.400 ° W ﻿ / 43.700; - 79.400 Country Canada Province Ontario Districts East York, Etobicoke, North York, Old Toronto, Scarborough, York Historic countries Kingdom of France Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom Settled 1750 (as Fort Rouillé) Established August 27, 1793 (as York) Incorporated March 6, 1834 (as Toronto) Amalgamated into division January 20, 1953 (as Metropolitan Toronto) Amalgamated January 1, 1998 (as City of Toronto) Government Type Mayor -- council Mayor John Tory Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan - Wong Council Toronto City Council MPs List of MPs (show) Gary Anandasangaree (LPC) Carolyn Bennett (LPC) Bill Blair (LPC) Scarborough -- Agincourt (Vacant) Shaun Chen (LPC) Julie Dabrusin (LPC) Kirsty Duncan (LPC) Julie Dzerowicz (LPC) Ali Ehsassi (LPC) Nathaniel Erskine - Smith (LPC) Chrystia Freeland (LPC) Ahmed Hussen (LPC) Michael Levitt (LPC) James Maloney (LPC) John McKay (LPC) Marco Mendicino (LPC) Bill Morneau (LPC) Rob Oliphant (LPC) Yasmin Ratansi (LPC) Judy Sgro (LPC) Geng Tan (LPC) Adam Vaughan (LPC) Arif Virani (LPC) Borys Wrzesnewskyj (LPC) Salma Zahid (LPC) MPPs List of MPPs (show) Laura Albanese (LPO) Yvan Baker (LPO) Lorenzo Berardinetti (LPO) Raymond Cho (PC) Michael Colle (LPO) Michael Coteau (LPO) Cheri DiNovo (NDP) Han Dong (LPO) Brad Duguid (LPO) Eric Hoskins (LPO) Mitzie Hunter (LPO) Monte Kwinter (LPO) Tracy MacCharles (LPO) Cristina Martins (LPO) Peter Milczyn (LPO) Toronto Centre (Vacant) Arthur Potts (LPO) Shafiq Qaadri (LPO) Mario Sergio (LPO) Peter Tabuns (NDP) Soo Wong (LPO) Kathleen Wynne (LPO) David Zimmer (LPO) Area (2011) City (single - tier) 630.21 km (243.33 sq mi) Urban 1,751.49 km (676.25 sq mi) Metro 5,905.71 km (2,280.21 sq mi) Elevation 76 m (249 ft) Population (2016) City (single - tier) 2,731,571 (1st) Density 4,149.5 / km (10,747 / sq mi) Urban 5,132,794 (1st) Metro 5,928,040 (1st) Demonym (s) Torontonian Time zone EST (UTC − 5) Summer (DST) EDT (UTC − 4) Postal code span Area code (s) 416, 647, 437 NTS Map 030M11 GNBC Code FEUZB GDP US $ 276.3 billion GDP per capita US $45,771 Website www.toronto.ca
what is the population of toronto ontario canada
2,731,571