Greater Toronto Area

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Greater Toronto Area —  Metropolitan Area  — A view of the Toronto skyline at night Nickname(s): Greater Toronto, GTA A simulated-colour image of Greater Toronto Area taken by NASA's Landsat 7 satellite from 2004. Country  Canada Province  Ontario Area  • Total 7,124.15 km2 (2,750.65 sq mi) Population (2011)  • Density 850/km2 (2,201/sq mi)  • CMA 5,583,064  • Metro 6,054,191   Canadian CD rank: 1st Time zone EST (UTC-5)  • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) Postal Code L, M Area code(s) 226, 289, 416, 437, 519, 647, 705, 905 Municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is a metropolitan area in Canada. At the 2011 census, the census metropolitan area had a population of 5,583,064. The Greater Toronto Area is defined as the central city of Toronto, and the four regional municipalities that surround it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York.

As of early 21st century, the regional span of the Greater Toronto Area is sometimes extended to include the city of Hamilton, Ontario and its surrounding region, to form the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, an urban area that has a total population ranked near the top 50 in the world.