Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Province
- Ontario
- Regional municipality
- Durham
- Established
- 1955 ( 1955 )
- Mayor
- Shaun Collier
- Governing body
- Ajax Town Council
- Mp
- Jennifer McKelvie ( Ajax )
- Mpps
- Rob Cerjanec ( Ajax )
- Land
- 66.64 km (25.73 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 90 m (300 ft)
- Total
- 126,666 ( Ranked 44th )
- Density
- 1,634.2/km (4,233/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Ajacian
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Postal code fsa
- L1S, L1T, L1Z
- Area codes
- 905, 289, 365, and 742
- Website
- www .ajax .ca
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 126666
- Area
- 67.00
- Elevation
- 90
- Official website
- www.ajax.ca
- Image
- Aerial Photograph of Ajax, Ontario - Discover The Town Of Ajax (01m08s) (edited).jpg
- Dialing code
- 905 - 289
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- Ajax, Ontario
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- L1S, L1T, L1Z
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Ajax (/ˈeɪdʒæks/; 2021 population: 126,666) is a waterfront town in Durham Region in Southern Ontario, Canada, located in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area.
The town is named for HMS Ajax, a Royal Navy cruiser that served in the Second World War. It is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Toronto on the shores of Lake Ontario and is bordered by the City of Pickering to the west and north, and the Town of Whitby to the east.
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