Toronto history,Climate,Culture,Tourism,Sports Religion and Language.

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Tables of Content

• History
• Climate
• Culture
• Tourism
• Sports
• Economy
• Religion
• Language
• Source

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History

• The history of Toronto, Ontario, Canada begins
  several millennia ago. Archaeological finds in
  the area have found artifacts of First Nations
  dating back several thousand years.
• The name of Toronto has a history distinct from
  that of the city itself. Originally, the term
  "Toronto" referred to a channel of water between
  Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, but in time the
  name passed southward, and was eventually applied
  to a new fort at the mouth of the Humber River.
  Fort Toronto was the first settlement in the
  area, and lent its name to what became the city
  of Toronto.

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Climate

• The city of Toronto has a humid continental
  climate with warm, humid summers and cold
  winters. The city experiences four distinct
  seasons, with considerable variance in length.
• Winters are cold with frequent snow. During the
  winter months, temperatures are usually below 0
  C (32 F). Toronto winters sometimes feature
  cold snaps when maximum temperatures remain below
  -10 C (14 F), often made to feel colder by wind
  chill.

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Culture

• Toronto is the largest city of Canada and one of
  its most ethnically diverse many immigrant
  cultures have brought their traditions, languages
  and music. It is a city of many museums,
  theatres, festival events and sports activities.
• Toronto's gay pride celebration is one of the
  world's largest.
• Ontario Place features the world's first
  permanent IMAX movie theatre, the Cinesphere as
  well as the Budweiser Stage, an open-air venue
  for music concerts.

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Tourism

• The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a museum of
  world culture and natural history. Royal Ontario
  Museum is one of Canada's leading museums.
• The Toronto Zoo is also a biggest Tourism spot.
  The Toronto Zoo, is home to over 5,000 animals
  representing over 460 distinct species.
• The Art Gallery of Ontario contains a large
  collection of Canadian, European, African and
  contemporary artwork, and also plays host to
  exhibits from museums and galleries all over the
  world.

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Sports

• Toronto is represented in six major league
  sports, with teams in the National Hockey League,
  Major League Baseball, National Basketball
  Association, Canadian Football League, Major
  League Soccer and Canadian Women's Hockey League.
• The Hockey Hall of Fame, housed in a former Bank
  of Montreal building at 30 Yonge Street erected
  in 1885, is located downtown.

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Economy

• The economy of Toronto is the largest contributor
  to the Canadian economy, at 20 of national GDP,
  and an important economic hub of the world.
• Toronto is a commercial, distribution, financial
  and industrial center. It is the banking and
  stock exchange Centre of Canada, and is the
  country's primary wholesale and distribution
  point.
• The metropolitan area of Greater Toronto produces
  more than half of Canada's manufactured goods

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Religion

• A plurality, 28.2, of the city's population was
  Catholic, followed by Protestants (11.9),
  Christian Orthodox (4.3), and members of other
  Christian denominations (9.7).
• Other religions significantly practised in the
  city are Islam (8.2), Hinduism (5.6), Judaism
  (3.8), Buddhism (2.7), and Sikhism (0.8).
  Those with no religious affiliation made up 24.2
  of Toronto's population.

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Language

• While English is the predominant language spoken
  by Torontonians, many other languages have
  considerable numbers of local speakers.
• The varieties of Chinese and Italian are the
  second and third most widely spoken languages at
  work.
• The city's 9-1-1 emergency services are equipped
  to respond in over 150 languages

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Source

• http//canadapopulation2018.com/population-of-toro
  nto-2018.html
• https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto