Regional Municipality of Niagara
| Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario |
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| Motto: Unity, Responsibility, Loyalty |
| Location of Niagara within Ontario |
| Country |
Canada |
| Province |
Ontario |
| Formed |
1970 (from Welland and Lincoln Counties) |
| Government |
| • Chair |
Gary Burroughs |
| • Governing body |
Niagara Regional Council |
| • MPs |
Dean Allison, Rick Dykstra, Malcolm Allen, Rob Nicholson |
| • MPPs |
Jim Bradley, Kim Craitor, Tim Hudak, Peter Kormos |
| Area |
| • Total |
1,852 km2 (715.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) |
| • Total |
427,421 |
| • Density |
223.5/km2 (578.9/sq mi) |
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| Time zone |
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| Website |
Regional Niagara |
The Regional Municipality of Niagara (2006 population: 427,421), also known as the Niagara Region, or, colloquially, "Regional Niagara", is a regional municipality comprising twelve municipalities of Southern Ontario, Canada.
The region occupies most of the Niagara Peninsula. Its eastern boundary is the Niagara River, which is also the border with the United States. It is bounded on the north by Lake Ontario and on the south by Lake Erie.
Unique natural landscapes make the Niagara Region an important centre for agriculture and tourism in Canada. The most important agricultural enterprise in Niagara is viticulture, or winemaking. The Niagara Wine Route, which connects visitors to dozens of wineries, is a growing tourism draw while the internationally-renowned Niagara Falls is one of Canada's major tourist attractions. Along with Shaw Festival, held annually in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the Welland Canal, the Regional Municipality of Niagara receives up to 12 million visitors each year.
Geography
Cities
Towns
Townships
In total, the region has an area of 1850 square kilometres. The regional seat is in Thorold, where the Niagara Regional Council meets.
Demographics
Data from the Canada 2001 Census.
Racial groups
Religious profile
Top ten largest ethnicities
- Canadian - 121,660 (those who are most likely of British/French origin whose ancestors have been in Canada for many generations)
- English - 108,425
- Scottish - 66,385
- Irish - 56,640
- German - 49,435
- French - 48,155
- Italian - 44,645
- Dutch - 23,805
- Ukrainian - 16,735
- Polish - 16,295
Features
Airports
Education
Festivals and major events
- Festival of Lights
- Niagara Food Festival
- Niagara Grape and Wine Festival
- Serbian Day (Vidov Dan)
- FISA World Rowing Championships - 1970 & 1999
- St. Catharines Wine Tasting of 2005
- Canal Days
- Niagara Folk Arts Festival
- Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
- Shaw Festival
Health care services
History and trails
Other
- Clifton Hill (Niagara Falls)
- Lundy's Lane Tourist District (Niagara Falls)
- Niagara Olde Town (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
- Welland Canal Centre (St. Catharines)
Protected areas
- Short Hills Provincial Park
- Wainfleet Bog Provincial Wildlife Preserve
- Ball's Falls Conservation Area
- Chippawa Creek Conservation Area
- Long Beach Conservation Area
- Morgan's Point Conservation Area
- Cave Springs Conservation Area
- St. John's Conservation Area
- Rockway Conservation Area
- Louth Conservation Area
- Mountainview Conservation Area
- Beamer Memorial Conservation Area
- Woodend Conservation Area
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- Woolverton Conservation Area
- Wainfleet Wetlands
- Humberstone & Willoughby Wetlands
- Mud Lake Wetlands
- E.C. Brown Conservation Area
- United Empire Loyalist Conservation Area
- Port Davidson Weir Conservation Area
- Sugar Bush Conservation Area
- Stevensville Conservation Area
- Virgil Dams Conservation Area
- Happy Rolph's Bird Sanctuary
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Wineries
West Niagara
East Niagara
Highways
400-Series expressways
Other highways
Surrounding census divisions
References
External links
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