Orillia

Orillia
City (single-tier)
City of Orillia
Waterfront of Orillia
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Nickname:  The Sunshine City
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Coordinates: 44°36′15″N 79°25′26″W / 44.60417°N 79.42389°W / 44.60417; -79.42389
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Incorporation	1867 (Village)
Incorporation	1875 (Town)
Incorporation	1969 (City)
Government
• Mayor	Steve Clarke
Area [1]
• Land	28.58 km2 (11.03 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	219.50 m (720.14 ft)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	31,166
• Density	1,090.3/km2 (2,824/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward Sortation Area	L3V
Area code	705 / 249
Website	www.orillia.ca

Orillia is a city in Central Ontario, Canada. It is 135 kilometers (84 miles) north of Toronto. It is between two lakes, Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. According to the Canada 2011 Census, 30,586 people lived in Orillia.^[4]

The Orillia City Council is in charge of governing the city and has eight councilors and a mayor. The Ontario Provincial Police has its headquarters in the city.

The Huron and the Iroquois lived in the area of Orillia for over 4,000 years. Nobody really knows how Orillia got its name. It might come from the Spanish word "orilla", which means the shore of a lake or river. Orillia was incorporated as a village in 1867. It became a city in 1967.

1. ↑ "Orillia (Census agglomeration) census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference climate was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Orillia, City and Province of Ontario". Retrieved July 8, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. ↑ "Orillia | Ontario, Canada". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-06-25.