Oakville founded

1827 CE.

Shown on the map at 43.450°, -79.683°.

Oakville is a town and the seat of Halton Region in Ontario, Canada. It borders Burlington to the southwest, Milton to the northwest and Mississauga to the northeast. 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.

Text from the Wikipedia article Oakville, Ontario, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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