Belleville, Ontario

Belleville
City (single-tier)
City of Belleville
Skyline of Downtown Belleville
Skyline of Downtown Belleville
Official logo of Belleville
Logo
Nickname: 
Bellevegas
Motto: 
The Friendly City
Belleville is located in Southern Ontario
Belleville
Belleville
Coordinates: 44°10′N 77°23′W / 44.167°N 77.383°W / 44.167; -77.383
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyHastings
Settled1789
Named1816
Incorporated1836 (as police village)
Incorporated as city1878
Government
 • MayorNeil Ellis
 • Federal ridingBay of Quinte
 • Prov. ridingBay of Quinte
Area
[1][2]
 • Land247.21 km2 (95.45 sq mi)
 • Metro
741.36 km2 (286.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • City (single-tier)55,071
 • Density222.8/km2 (577/sq mi)
 • Metro
111,184
 • Metro density83.1/km2 (215/sq mi)
Gross Metropolitan Product
 • Belleville CMACA$5.1 billion (2020)[4]
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal Code FSA
K8N, K8P, K8R
Area codes613, 343, 753
Websitewww.belleville.ca

Belleville is a city in Ontario, Canada situated on the eastern end of Lake Ontario, located at the mouth of the Moira River and on the Bay of Quinte. Belleville is between Ottawa and Toronto, along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Its population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 55,071 (Census Metropolitan Area population 111,184). It is the seat of Hastings County, but politically independent of it, and is the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region.

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  3. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census: Belleville, City [Census subdivision], Ontario and Belleville [Census metropolitan area], Ontario". Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada.