Golden Horseshoe

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economic region metropolitan region

The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region in southern Ontario, Canada, that curves around the western end of Lake Ontario and includes the Greater Toronto Area.

Aliases (2)

Greater Golden Horseshoe ×3
Golden Horseshoe economic region ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	economic region → metropolitan region →
borders	Lake Ontario →
climate	humid continental climate →
containsInfrastructure	Toronto Pearson International Airport → highway network → port facilities → rail network →
country	Canada →
curvesAround	western end of Lake Ontario →
economicCharacteristic	highly industrialized → highly urbanized →
governingCountry	Canada →
hasLargestCity	Toronto →
hasMajorIndustry	automotive industry → finance → logistics and transportation → manufacturing → steel industry → technology sector →
includes	City of Brampton → City of Burlington → City of Hamilton → City of Mississauga → City of Oakville → City of Oshawa → City of Toronto → Greater Toronto Area → Niagara Region → Regional Municipality of Durham → Regional Municipality of Halton → Regional Municipality of Peel → Regional Municipality of York →
knownFor	economic importance in Canada → large commuter belt around Toronto →
language	English → French →
locatedIn	Ontario → southern Ontario →
locatedInHemisphere	Northern Hemisphere → Western Hemisphere →
locatedOn	Lake Ontario →
partOf	Great Lakes–St. Lawrence megaregion →
populationCharacteristic	densely populated →
regionType	urban agglomeration →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brampton → Durham Region → Greater Toronto Area → Guelph ("Greater Golden Horseshoe") → Innisfil ("Greater Golden Horseshoe") → Mississauga → Mississauga → Old Toronto → Regional Municipality of Peel → York Region, Ontario →	partOf
Credit River → Halton Hills → Hamilton → Highway 407 ETR → Niagara-on-the-Lake → Oakville, Ontario → Windsor, Ontario ("Golden Horseshoe economic region") →	locatedIn
Hamilton Harbour → Royal Botanical Gardens → Yonge Street →	region
St. Catharines → St. Catharines ("Greater Golden Horseshoe") →	isPartOf
GO Transit → Region of Waterloo International Airport →	servesRegion
Hamilton Tiger-Cats →	cityRegion
Southern Ontario →	containsMetropolitanArea
Ontario →	containsRegion
Southern Ontario →	hasRegion
Ajax, Ontario →	locatedInRegion
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport →	regionServed