Swansea | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 43°38′38″N 79°28′40″W / 43.64389°N 79.47778°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
City | Toronto |
Established | 1889 (Subdivision) 'Windermere' |
Incorporated | 1926 (Village) |
Joined | 1953 Metro Toronto |
Government | |
• MP | Arif Virani (Parkdale—High Park) |
• MPP | Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale—High Park) |
• Councillor | Gord Perks (Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park) |
Population (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 11,133 |
Source:Statistics Canada |
Swansea is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, bounded on the west by the Humber River, on the north by Bloor Street, on the east by High Park and on the south by Lake Ontario. The neighbourhood was originally a separate municipality, the Village of Swansea, which became part of Metropolitan Toronto in 1953.