Etobicoke
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| District of : | Toronto | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 39 ′ N , 79 ° 31 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 123.93 km² | ||
| Residents : | 345,000 (as of 2005) | ||
| Population density : | 2,783.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | M8V-M9C, M9P-M9R, M9V-M9W | ||
 Location of Etobicoke (red) in Toronto |
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Etobicoke [ ɛˈtoʊ̯bɪˌkoʊ̯ ] is the westernmost district of Toronto with about 345,000 inhabitants (as of 2005) and an area of 123.93 square kilometers. From 1967 to 1998, Etobicoke was a city that was eventually merged with Toronto as part of Ontario's administrative reform .
It extends between the old city center of Toronto , Lake Ontario and Mississauga . Etobicoke's main artery is Highway 427, which begins in downtown Toronto and is the direct route to Pearson International Airport.
White rapper Snow , who had a hit with the title Informer in the 1990s, was born in Etobicoke.
Etobicoke was one of the venues for the CONCACAF Women's Championship in 1998 .
Personalities
- Randy Cunneyworth (born 1961), ice hockey player
- Steve Ludzik (* 1961), ice hockey player, coach and official
- Rob Ford (1969-2016), politician, Mayor of Toronto (2010-2014)
- Manny Fernandez (* 1974), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Paul Stalteri (* 1977), football player
- Stephen Valiquette (* 1977), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Katheryn Winnick (born 1977), actress
- Jason Burnett (* 1986), trampoline gymnast
- Brendon Rodney (born 1992), track and field athlete
- Evan Rodrigues (* 1993), ice hockey player
- Connor Brown (* 1994), ice hockey player
- Winnie Harlow (* 1994), model
- Anthony Cirelli (born 1997), ice hockey player
Web links
Commons : Etobicoke - collection of images, videos and audio files
