Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
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Niagara Falls is a city on the Niagara River in Ontario, Canada. It covers 209.71 sq km (80.97 sq mi) and has a population of 83,000 people (2012 estimate). The city is right across the river from Niagara Falls, New York. Both are of course named after the famous Niagara Falls.

Before the first European arrived, the Niagara Falls area was inhabited by the Iroquois tribe. French priest Louis Hennepin is regarded as the first European to arrive at Niagara Falls, in the 1670s.

The present city of Niagara Falls was originally called Clifton when it was incorporated in 1856. It changed its name to Niagara Falls in 1881. The following year, the community of Drummondville also incorporated itself, but as the village of Niagara Falls, creating a village and a town by that name, on the Canadian side of the border. These two were merged and reincorporated in 1904 as the City of Niagara Falls. (Separately, on the U.S. side, the City of Niagara Falls in New York State was incorporated in 1892.)

Niagara Falls is 130 km (81 mi) from Toronto. It experiences a humid continental climate. July is the warmest month here, with average high temperature of 27.2°C (81°F). January is the coldest month, when the average low temperature drops to -7.9°C (17.8°F). September receives the most rain while January the most snow.

Niagara River as viewed from the Parkway in Ontario, Canada
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Visiting Niagara Falls

The nearest airport with scheduled commercial flights is the Buffalo-Niagara International Airportn (BUF) lin Buffalo, New York. It is about half an hour from Niagara Falls. On the Canadian side, the nearest airport is Hamilton International Airport (YHM) about 70 km (43 mi) away. You can drive to Niagara Falls from Toronto in one and a half to two hours.

Places of Interest in Niagara Falls

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