Oakville, Ontario
Oakville | |
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Aerial view of Oakville in 2023 | |
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| Motto: Avancez ("Go forward") | |
Oakville Oakville | |
| Coordinates: 43°27′23″N 79°42′50″W / 43.45639°N 79.71389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Halton |
| Wards | 7 |
| Neighbourhoods | 12 |
| Established | 1827 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rob Burton |
| • Governing Body | Oakville Town Council |
| • MPs | Sima Acan Anita Anand |
| • MPPs | Stephen Crawford Effie Triantafilopoulos |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 138.94 km2 (53.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 213,759 |
| • Density | 1,538.5/km2 (3,985/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Oakvillian |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area codes | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Website | www |
Oakville is a town and lower-tier municipality and the seat of the Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. In the 2021 Canadian census the town had a population of 213,759, with an estimated 233,700 people as of 2024, making it Ontario's largest town. Oakville is part of the Greater Toronto Area, the largest urban area in Canada.