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Hamilton

Also known as City of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, ON

city in Ontario, Canada

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Hamilton is a city in Ontario, Canada, situated within the Niagara Peninsula. It shares borders with the Regional Municipality of Niagara, the Regional Municipality of Halton, the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and Wellington County. The city has a population of 569,353 and an area of 1,138,110,000. It is located in the Eastern Time Zone and has an elevation of 106 meters.

The official name of the municipality is the City of Hamilton. It was established on June 9, 1846. Hamilton is twinned with Sulmona, Fukuyama, Kaga, and Mangaluru. The city owns the TD Coliseum. Its postal codes include L0R, L8E-L8W, L9A-L9C, L9G-L9H, and L9K.

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Locality: Hamilton
Region: Ontario
Country: Canada
Population: 569,353
Timezone: America/Toronto

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Encyclopedic overview

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353 as of the 2021 Canadian census, and its census metropolitan area, which encompasses Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is situated approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Toronto in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA).

Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, the town of Hamilton became the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe. On January 1, 2001, the current boundaries of Hamilton were created through the amalgamation of the original city with other municipalities of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth. Residents of the city are known as Hamiltonians.

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