St. Catharines (can)

St. Catharines

St. Catharines ranks 3,469th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santarcangelo di Romagna, Shaki, Azerbaijan, and Vitória da Conquista. Memorable people born in St. Catharines include Linda Evangelista, Frank Dixon, and Steve Bauer. Memorable people who died in St. Catharines include Frank Dixon. St. Catharines has been the birth place of many athletes, and cyclists and the death place of many athletes. St. Catharines is located in Canada.

St. Catharines is the most populous city in Canada's Niagara Region, the eighth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2021, St. Catharines has an area of 96.20 square kilometres (37.14 sq mi) and 136,803 residents. It lies in Southern Ontario, 51 kilometres (32 mi) south of Toronto across Lake Ontario, and is 19 kilometres (12 mi) inland from the international boundary with the United States along the Niagara River. It is the northern entrance of the Welland Canal. St. Catharines carries the official nickname "The Garden City" due to its 1,000 acres (4 km2) of parks, gardens, and trails. Read more on Wikipedia