Oshawa
city in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
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Summary
Oshawa is a city[1]. Oshawa ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,115 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Regional Municipality of Durham[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lake Ontario[5]
- Instance of: lower-tier municipality of Ontario[6], big city[7]
- Shares border with: Whitby[8], Clarington[9], Scugog[10]
- Postal code: L1G[11], L1H[12], L1J[13], L1K[14], L1L[15]
- Commons category: Oshawa[16]
- Local dialing code: 905[17], 289[18], 365[19]
- Inception: 1850[20]
- Official website: http://www.oshawa.ca/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oshawa[22]
- Population: 159,458[23], 175,383[24], 139,051[25]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26]
- Official name: Oshawa[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Oshawa[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Oshawa[29]
- Owner of: Tribute Communities Centre[30], Oshawa Bus Terminal[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 106 m[32]
- Area: 145.68 km²[33]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Oshawa[34]
- Social media followers: 15,833[35]
Why It Matters
Oshawa has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Oshawa is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]