York Region
York is a region in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. The successor to York County, it includes sprawling north-of-Toronto suburbs north of Steeles Avenue in telephone area code +1-905.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Markham and Vaughan.
Markham
Markham is a suburban city directly north of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. It includes the historic village of Unionville, which is now a heritage district, and can offer the traveller some cheaper accommodation options if you don't mind the distance from the attractions of Toronto.
Vaughan
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Vaughan is a city of 306,000 people in York Region, in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, north of Toronto, west of Richmond Hill and Markham, east of Brampton, and south of Simcoe County.
Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill is a city in Southern Ontario in the central portion of York Region. It's part of the Greater Toronto Area, about 20 km north of the downtown core of Toronto.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Newmarket and Aurora.
Newmarket
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The Town of Newmarket is a town of 84,000 people in the centre of York Region in Ontario. It is halfway between Toronto and Barrie along Highway 11/Yonge Street.
Aurora
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Aurora is a town in central York Region, in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located 48km from Downtown Toronto, north of Richmond Hill partially situated on the Oak Ridges Moraine, and surrounded by the Greenbelt.
East Gwillimbury
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East Gwillimbury, is a town of about 24,000 people in Ontario, about 30 minutes north of Toronto. It includes the villages and hamlets of Holland Landing, Queensville, Mount Albert, River Drive Park, and Sharon.
Whitchurch-Stouffville
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Whitchurch-Stouffville is a rural municipality in York Region with one significant urban area. It lies mainly on the Oak Ridges Moraine, which is protected against further suburban sprawl by legislation.
King
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King is a township in York Region north of Toronto, within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. The rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine are the most prominent visible geographical feature of King.
Canada’s Wonderland
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Canada's Wonderland is an amusement park in Vaughan, Ontario, a suburb town of Toronto. Canada's Wonderland has over 200 attractions, with over 60 thrill rides.
York Region
- Type: County with 1,030,000 residents
- Description: regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Regional Municipality of York” and “York”
- Neighbors: Durham, Peel, Simcoe County, and Toronto
- Categories: regional municipality of Ontario, upper-tier municipality, and locality
- Location: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center
44.0008° or 44° 0′ 3″ northLongitude of center
-79.4372° or 79° 26′ 14″ westPopulation
1,030,000Elevation
266 metres (873 feet)OpenStreetMap ID
node 6180276227OpenStreetMap feature
place=county
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“York Region” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Komuna rajonale York”
- Armenian: “Յորք”
- Belarusian: “Ёрк (рэгіянальны муніцыпалітэт)”
- Belarusian: “Ёрк”
- Belarusian: “рэгіянальны муніцыпалітэт Ёрк”
- Cebuano: “York”
- Chinese: “約克區”
- Czech: “York”
- Dutch: “Regional Municipality of York”
- Esperanto: “Jorka Regiono”
- Esperanto: “Regiona Municipo Jorko”
- French: “municipalité régionale d’York”
- French: “Municipalité régionale d’York”
- French: “municipalité régionale de York”
- German: “Regional Municipality of York”
- Greek: “περιφερειακός δήμος του Γιορκ”
- Hausa: “Garin Yankin York”
- Italian: “Municipalità Regionale di York”
- Italian: “York”
- Japanese: “ヨーク地域”
- Korean: “요크 지방자치구”
- Korean: “욕 지방자치구”
- Low German: “Regional Municipality of York”
- Occitan (post 1500): “municipalitat regionala de Yòrk”
- Persian: “شهرستان یورک”
- Polish: “Region York”
- Portuguese: “Municipalidade Regional de York”
- Portuguese: “Região de York”
- Russian: “Regional Municipality of York”
- Russian: “York, Ontario”
- Russian: “Йорк (муниципалитет в Канаде)”
- Russian: “Йорк”
- Spanish: “Municipalidad Regional de York”
- Spanish: “Municipio regional de York”
- Swedish: “York Region”
- Swedish: “York”
- Turkish: “Regional Municipality of York”
- Ukrainian: “Йорк”
- Yue Chinese: “約克區”
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