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Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada


'' Motto : Ontario's Rising Star''
Area : 1,761.64 sq. km.
Population

 - Total (2001)

 - Cdn. CD Rank:

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729,254

Ranked 8th
414.0/km&2
MP s
Maurizio Bevilacqua , Susan Kadis , John McCallum , Belinda Stronach , Lui Temelkovski , Peter Van Loan , Bryon Wilfert
MPP s
Frank Klees , Julia Munro , Mario Racco , Greg Sorbara , Tony Wong
Regional Chair Bill Fisch
Governing body York Regional Council
York Region


The Regional Municipality of York, also called '''York Region''', is a municipality in south-central Ontario , Canada , between Lake Simcoe and Toronto . The population in 2005 was 890,000. It is the fastest growing Census Division in Canada , expected to surpass 1.5 million residents by 2020. The entire region is part of the Greater Toronto Area . The regional seat is in Newmarket .

Towns and cities in York Region include:

Within the municipality there is also one First Nation with an Indian Reserve , where the Chippewas Of Georgina Island First Nation reside.


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''According to the Canada 2001 Census ''


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North: Simcoe County, Ontario and Innisfil OPP
West: Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario York Regional Municipality, Ontario East: Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario

South: Toronto, Ontario



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