9 Interesting Facts About Toronto City

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada, the provincial capital of Ontario. Toronto is an international center of business, finance, arts, and culture. This city is widely recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Toronto is the fourth largest city in North America based on the population. It is one of Canada's great cities to visit, mainly for its culture, food, and shopping. There are lots of facts about Toronto City, in this video, I tell you best 9 facts of them. Fact number 9. It's situated on the shores of Lake Ontario on Southern Ontario. The city was established in the late 18th century when the British Crow purchased the land from there from the Mississaugas of the New Credit and established a town there. The settlement would later grow into the biggest city in Canada. Fact number 8. Toronto is home to more than 8,000 restaurants. This is an indication that the people of Toronto take their meals very seriously. If you ever want to sample cuisines from around the world, then Toronto should be on top of the list of your most favored destinations. Fact number 7. The Toronto Stock Exchange is located in the city and is the sixth largest stock exchange in the world. Toronto is the largest financial center in Canada and the Fact number 6. The population of the city is now over 2.5 million making it the fifth largest city in North America. More than 50% of residents belong to a visible minority population group and over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants. Fact number 5. North America's largest continuous underground pedestrian system path connects about 1,200 stores and restaurants, 50 office towers, five subway stations, Union Station, six major hotels and several entertainment centers under Toronto's financial core. Fact number 4. Toronto has 301 days of measurable sunshine. December has the fewest days, only 19, while July and August have on average 30 days. On the summer solstice the sun rises at 5.37 a.m. and sunsets at 9.03 p.m. The coldest temperature ever recorded in Toronto was minus 31.3 degrees Celsius on the 4th of January, 1981. The highest temperatures ever recorded were 41 degrees Celsius from the 7th to the 9th of July in 1936. Fact number 3. Yonge Street is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest street in the world, stretching 1,896 kilometers from the lakeshore in Toronto, north to Rainy River, Ontario, near the Minnesota border. Fact number 2. The city of Toronto was first named York, the capital of Upper Canada in 1793. York was later incorporated and renamed as the City of Toronto in 1834. The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. The majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary language. Over 160 languages are spoken in the city. Fact number 1. Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and high rise buildings. In particular, the tallest freestanding structure in the Western Hemisphere, the CN Tower, standing 1,815 feet tall. The CN Tower was declared one of the Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Engineers.