Regional Municipality of Niagara

Niagara Region

Regional municipality (upper-tier)

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Motto: Unity, Responsibility, Loyalty

Location of Niagara within Ontario

Coordinates: 43°03′N 79°18′W / 43.050°N 79.300°WCoordinates: 43°03′N 79°18′W / 43.050°N 79.300°W

Country

Canada

Province

Ontario

Formed

1970 (from Welland and Lincoln Counties)

Seat

Thorold

Government

• Chair

Alan Caslin

• Governing body

Niagara Regional Council

• MPs

Dean Allison, Chris Bittle, Vance Badawey, Rob Nicholson

• MPPs

Jim Bradley, Wayne Gates, Tim Hudak, Cindy Forster

Area

• Land

1,854.25 km² (715.93 sq mi)

Population (2011)

• Total

431,346

• Density

232.6/km² (602/sq mi)

Time zone

Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

• Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

Website

www.niagararegion.ca

The Regional Municipality of Niagara, also known as the Niagara Region, or colloquially "Regional Niagara", is a regional municipality comprising twelve municipalities of Southern Ontario, Canada. The regional seat is in Thorold.

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.

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Top ten largest ethnicities

West Niagara

East Niagara