(West) Chinatown, Toronto 多倫多(中區)華埠 | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Street level "downtown" Chinatown at the intersection of Dundas Street and Spadina Avenue | |
  Location within Toronto | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′10″N 79°23′53″W / 43.6529°N 79.3980°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
Chinatown, Toronto (also known as Downtown Chinatown or West Chinatown) is a Chinese ethnic enclave located in the city's downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is centred at the intersections of Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street West.
The present neighbourhood was the result of the government expropriating Toronto's first Chinatown in the late 1950s to make way for a new city hall and public square. As a result of the expropriations, a number of businesses and residents based in the city's first Chinatown moved west towards Spadina Avenue during the 1950s and 1960s, later joined by other Chinese immigrants during the 1960s. The neighbourhood is one of several Chinatowns in Toronto that developed during the latter half of the 20th century. This Chinatown is sometimes referred to as West Chinatown to differentiate from both the first Chinatown located more centrally and East Chinatown developed at the intersection of Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street East.