Bowmanville

Bowmanville
Downtown Bowmanville in 2024
Downtown Bowmanville in 2024
Bowmanville is located in Regional Municipality of Durham
Bowmanville
Bowmanville
Bowmanville is located in Southern Ontario
Bowmanville
Bowmanville
Coordinates: 43°54′41″N 78°41′15″W / 43.91139°N 78.68750°W / 43.91139; -78.68750
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityDurham
MunicipalityClarington
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorAdrian Foster
Area
 • Total21.7 km2 (8.4 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (492 ft)
Population
 (May 10, 2016)
 • Total39,371
 • Density1,814/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
Area code(s)905 and 289
NTS Map30M15 Oshawa
GNBC CodeFDGDW[1]
Websitehttp://www.bowmanville.com

Bowmanville is a town of approximately 40,000 people located in the Municipality of Clarington, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It is approximately 75 km (47 mi) east of Toronto, and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Oshawa along Highway 2. Bowmanville was first incorporated as a town in 1858, but later incorporated with the neighbouring townships of Clarke and Darlington in 1974 forming the Town of Newcastle, which was renamed in 1994 to the Municipality of Clarington. Bowmanville is part of the Greater Toronto Area.

  1. ^ a b "Bowmanville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  2. ^ "Clarington". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.