Bowmanville
Bowmanville | |
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Community (Dissolved town) | |
Downtown Bowmanville in 2025 | |
Bowmanville Bowmanville | |
| Coordinates: 43°54′41″N 78°41′15″W / 43.91139°N 78.68750°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Durham |
| Municipality | Clarington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Adrian Foster |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.7 km2 (8.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (May 10, 2016) | |
• Total | 56,742 |
| • Density | 1,814/km2 (4,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 905 and 289 |
| NTS Map | 30M15 Oshawa |
| GNBC Code | FDGDW |
| Website | http://www.bowmanville.com |
Bowmanville is a community of approximately 60,000 people located in the Municipality of Clarington, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 75 km (47 mi) east of Toronto, and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Oshawa along Highway 2. Bowmanville was first incorporated as a town in 1858, but later incorporated with the neighbouring townships of Clarke and Darlington in 1974 forming the Town of Newcastle, which was renamed in 1994 to the Municipality of Clarington. Bowmanville is part of the Greater Toronto Area.