What does GTA stand for in Toronto?
THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. The Greater Toronto Area (locally abbreviated as the GTA) is the most populous metropolitan area in Canada. The GTA is a provincial planning area with a population of 5,555,912 at the 2006 Canadian Census. The Greater Toronto Area is the 7th largest metropolitan area in North America.
Why is Canada called GTA?
Eastern Canada
In Toronto, a "GTA" resident is someone from the Greater Toronto Area, and "the 6ix" refers to the city itself, popularized by rapper Drake.
Is Scarborough Toronto or GTA?
Scarborough, former city (1983–98), southeastern Ontario, Canada. In 1998 it amalgamated with the borough of East York and the cities of Etobicoke, York, North York, and Toronto to form the City of Toronto. Scarborough township (incorporated 1850) was reconstituted as a borough in 1967 and a city in 1983.
Is Etobicoke GTA or Toronto?
The borough was reincorporated as a city in 1984. In 1998, six local municipalities (including Etobicoke) and the Metropolitan Toronto government merged to form the amalgamated city of Toronto.
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