Back Ajax, Ontario Afrikaans أجاكس (أونتاريو) Arabic اجاكس ARZ Ajax ATJ Эйджакс BE-X-OLD Ajax (Ontario) Catalan Ajax (lungsod) CEB Ajax (Ontario) German Έιτζαξ (Οντάριο) Greek اجاکس، انتاریو Persian
Ajax | |
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| Town of Ajax | |
 Aerial view of Ajax | |
 Logo | |
| Motto: Town of Ajax by the Lake | |
 Interactive map of Ajax neighbourhoods | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′30″N 79°02′11″W / 43.85833°N 79.03639°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional Municipality | Durham |
| Established | 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shaun Collier |
| • Governing body | Ajax Town Council |
| • MP | Mark Holland (Ajax) |
| • MPPs | Patrice Barnes (Ajax) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 66.64 km2 (25.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 126,666 (Ranked 44th) |
| • Density | 1,634.2/km2 (4,233/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ajacian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code FSA | L1S, L1T, L1Z |
| Area codes | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
| Website | www |
Ajax (/ˈeɪdʒæks/; 2021 population: 126,666) is a waterfront town in Durham Region in Southern Ontario, Canada, located in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area.[1]
The town is named for HMS Ajax, a Royal Navy cruiser that served in the Second World War. It is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Toronto on the shores of Lake Ontario and is bordered by the City of Pickering to the west and north, and the Town of Whitby to the east.
- ^ a b "Ajax". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ a b "Ajax, Town Ontario (Census Subdivision)". Census profile, Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
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