Oakville

Also known as Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, ON

town in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada

Key facts

Country: Canada
Province: Ontario
Region: Halton
Mayor: Rob Burton
Governing body: Oakville Town Council
Mps: Sima Acan , Anita Anand
Mpps: Stephen Crawford , Effie Triantafilopoulos
Land: 138.94 km (53.65 sq mi)
Elevation: 173 m (568 ft)
Total: 213,759
Density: 1,538.5/km (3,985/sq mi)
Demonym: Oakvillian
Time zone: UTC−05:00 ( EST )

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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.

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