St. Catharines
city in Ontario, Canada
St. Catharines is the biggest city in the Niagara Region of Canada. Nearly 132,000 people live in St. Catharines as of 2006.
City of St. Catharines | |
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 Historic buildings line St. Paul Street in Downtown St. Catharines; the former bed of the First Welland canal is in the foreground. | |
| Nickname: The Garden City | |
| Motto(s): Industry and Liberality | |
 Location of St. Catharines and its census metropolitan area in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′47″N 79°14′24″W / 43.17972°N 79.24000°W | |
| Country | Canada  |
| Province | Ontario  |
| Region | Niagara |
| Settled | 1783 |
| Incorporated | 1845 (town) |
| 1876 (city) | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Brian McMullan |
| • Governing body | St. Catharines City Council |
| • MPs | Rick Dykstra, Malcolm Allen |
| • MPPs | Jim Bradley, Peter Kormos |
| Area | |
| • City | 96.11 km2 (37.11 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 382.68 km2 (147.75 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,397.50 km2 (539.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 97.8 m (320.9 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • City | 131,989 (Ranked 33rd) |
| • Density | 1,373.3/km2 (3,557/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 308,596 (Ranked 12th) |
| • Urban density | 545.02/km2 (1,411.6/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 390,317 (Ranked 12th) |
| • Metro density | 279.3/km2 (723/sq mi) |
| Source: Statistics Canada | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code | L2M-L2W, L0S |
| Area code(s) | 905/289 |
| Website | City of St. Catharines |
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