Niagara Falls
city located in the province of Ontario, Canada
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Summary
Niagara Falls is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Regional Municipality of Niagara[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Instance of: lower-tier municipality of Ontario[5], border city[6], tourist attraction[7]
- Shares border with: St. Catharines[8], Fort Erie[9], Niagara Falls[10], Niagara-on-the-Lake[11], Thorold[12], Welland[13], Port Colborne[14]
- Legislative body: Niagara Falls City Council[15]
- Commons category: Niagara Falls, Ontario[16]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[17]
- Local dialing code: 905 - 289[18]
- Inception: June 12, 1903[19]
- Official website: https://niagarafalls.ca/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Niagara Falls, Ontario[21]
- Described at URL: https://francesbula.com/blog/niagara-falls/[22]
- Population: 82,997[23], 88,071[24]
- Depicted by: Joseph Hadfield Fonds[25]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Niagara Falls, Ontario[27]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Niagara Falls, Ontario[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Niagara Falls, Ontario[29]
- Owner of: Niagara Falls Transit Terminal[30]
- Different from: Niagara-on-the-Lake[31], Niagara Falls[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 173 m[33]
- Area: 209.71 km²[34]
Why It Matters
Niagara Falls has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]