Toronto is the largest (and most famous) city in Canada. It is the administrative center of the province of Ontario.
Here are some fascinating facts about Toronto that you might not know.
- Toronto receives more than 40 million visitors each year.
- Toronto is the only Canadian city representing seven major sports leagues.
- Almost a quarter of Canada’s total population lives within a 160 km radius of Toronto.
- Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada with 16,000 animals.
- Of all the megacities in the world, Toronto has the third highest number of immigrants living there, behind only Dubai and Miami.
- About 47% of the city’s citizens were born outside Canada.
- Population of Toronto: Greater Toronto is Canada’s largest metropolitan area with over 6,190,000 residents.
- Toronto is often referred to as “the world in one city”. More than 180 languages and different dialects can be heard on the streets here!
- Toronto is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the city with the longest underground pedestrian tunnel system. It covers 29 km, connects 50 towers, 5 subway stations, 6 hotels and one railway terminal.
- Toronto has an entire underground city – PATH. It is located in the center, its floors are lit and heated. This city has stores, restaurants, and even parks. Every day PATH is used by 200,000 people!
- The city has over 1,500 parks (which take up 18.1% of the city’s total area) and 10 million trees.
- the Toronto islands, just a short ferry ride from downtown Toronto, are the largest car-free urban community in North America.
- There are more than 8,000 restaurants in Toronto, and it would take you 22 years to visit every one of them (if you visit one new place every day).
- The city has a very well-developed streetcar network. It is considered the largest and most extensive in North America.
- The Toronto Stock Exchange is the third largest in North America and the eighth largest in the world by market capitalization.
- The famous Casa Loma Castle is the only truly authentic castle in North America.
- More Italians than Toronto live only in Italy.
- About 40 million people pass through Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport each year. It is the busiest airport in Canada.
- The number of sunny days a year is 301.
- Over 40 million people come to Toronto each year.
- Yonge Street is the longest street in the world, its length is 1,896 kilometers. Its length is 1,896 kilometers. It is more than the length of Ukraine from west to east or the distance between Moscow and Yekaterinburg.
- Toronto has the second largest public transportation system in North America.
- About 25% of Hollywood movies are made in Toronto.
- The average annual rainfall is about 831 mm, with summers in Toronto usually the wettest time of year.
- The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is considered the second most prestigious film festival in the world, second only to Cannes.