Mississauga
city in Ontario, Canada
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Summary
Mississauga is a city[1]. Mississauga ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,541 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Regional Municipality of Peel[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Ontario[5]
- Head of government: Carolyn Parrish[6]
- Instance of: lower-tier municipality of Ontario[7], big city[8]
- Official language: English[9]
- Shares border with: Toronto[10], Oakville[11], Milton[12], Halton Hills[13], Brampton[14]
- Named after: Mississaugas[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Kariya[16], Tangerang[17]
- Legislative body: Mississauga City Council[18]
- Postal code: L5A, L5B, L5C, L5E, L5G, L5H, L5J, L5K, L5L, L5M, L5N, L5P, L5R, L5S, L5T, L5V, L5W, L4T, L4V, L4W, L4X, L4Y, L4Z[19]
- Part of: Regional Municipality of Peel[20]
- Commons category: Mississauga[21]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[22]
- Local dialing code: 905 - 289[23], 365 - 742[24]
- Archives at: Region of Peel Archives[25]
- Inception: 1968[26]
- Official website: https://www.mississauga.ca/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mississauga[28]
- Population: 713,443[29], 721,599[30], 717,961[31]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Mississauga[32]
- Official name: City of Mississauga[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mississauga[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mississauga[35]
- Demonym: mississaugani[36]
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Physical Characteristics
Mississauga covers an area of 292,400,000 m²[37]. Mississauga sits at an elevation of 161 m[38].
Why It Matters
Mississauga has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Mississauga is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]