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Oshawa

Coordinates: 43°54′02″N 78°51′26″W / 43.90056°N 78.85722°W / 43.90056; -78.85722[3]
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Oshawa
City of Oshawa
From top, left to right: Downtown Oshawa, Oshawa City Hall, GO Transit platform, Lakeridge Health, GM Canada Headquarters, Parkwood Estate and Durham College
Flag of Oshawa
Official logo of Oshawa
Nicknames: 
Oshawa is located in Regional Municipality of Durham
Oshawa
Oshawa
Oshawa is located in Southern Ontario
Oshawa
Oshawa
Coordinates: 43°54′02″N 78°51′26″W / 43.90056°N 78.85722°W / 43.90056; -78.85722[3]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionDurham Region
IncorporatedVillage: 1850

Town: 1879

City: March 8, 1924
Government
 • MayorDan Carter
 • Governing BodyOshawa City Council
 • MPsColin Carrie
Jamil Jivani
 • MPPsJennifer French
Todd McCarthy
Area
 • Land145.72 km2 (56.26 sq mi)
Elevation
106 m (348 ft)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • City (lower-tier)175,383
 • Density1,203.6/km2 (3,117/sq mi)
 • Metro
415,311
Gross Metropolitan Product
 • Oshawa CMACA$13.8 billion (2020)[5]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward Sortation Area
Area code(s)905, 289, 365, and 742
Websitewww.oshawa.ca

Oshawa is a city of Ontario in Canada. It can be found on the shores of Lake Ontario. Around 175,000 people were living in Oshawa as of 2021.[4]

CKDO 1580

CKGE 94.9


References

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  1. Michele Mandel (14 December 2008). "Even in motor city, there's little loyalty". cnews. Canoe Media. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  2. Don Peat (17 August 2010). "The Shwa Tiger-Cats? Oshawa municipal candidate eyes tackling team if it leaves Hamilton". Toronto Sun. Canoe Sun Media. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. "Oshawa". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Community highlights for Oshawa". 2021 Census of Canada. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. "Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA)". December 6, 2023.

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