St. Catharines
St. Catharines is the biggest city in the Niagara Region of Canada. Nearly 132,000 people live in St. Catharines as of 2006.
City of St. Catharines | |
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 Historic buildings line St. Paul Street in Downtown St. Catharines; the former bed of the First Welland canal is in the foreground. | |
| Nickname(s): The Garden City | |
| Motto(s): Industry and Liberality | |
 Location of St. Catharines and its census metropolitan area in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′47″N 79°14′24″W | |
| Country | Canada  |
| Province | Ontario  |
| Region | Niagara |
| Settled | 1783 |
| Incorporated | 1845 (town) |
| 1876 (city) | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brian McMullan |
| • Governing body | St. Catharines City Council |
| • MPs | Rick Dykstra, Malcolm Allen |
| • MPPs | Jim Bradley, Peter Kormos |
| Area | |
| • City | 96.11 km2 (37.11 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 382.68 km2 (147.75 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,397.50 km2 (539.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97.8 m (320.9 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • City | 131,989 (Ranked 33rd) |
| • Density | 1,373.3/km2 (3,557/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 308,596 (Ranked 12th) |
| • Urban density | 545.02/km2 (1,411.6/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 390,317 (Ranked 12th) |
| • Metro density | 279.3/km2 (723/sq mi) |
| Source: Statistics Canada | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | L2M-L2W, L0S |
| Area code(s) | 905/289 |
| Website | City of St. Catharines |
Sister cities
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