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Regional municipality in Ontario, Canada
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Durham is a region of about 650,000 people (2016) in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario. While its cities and towns developed separately and have their own histories, since the 1980s, the region have been evolving into Toronto's eastern suburbs as more and more of its residents commute into the bigger city. Durham region has also attracted many new industries and offices because of the lower cost of land. It is also home to one of Ontario's newest universities, Ontario Tech University.
Major highways to get into Durham Region are Highway 401 and tolled Highway 407.
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during the Second World War, it was the location of Camp X, a secret spy training facility established by the "Man Called Intrepid"
founded around a World War II munitions factory, it grew into a bedroom community for Toronto after the war
a rural municipality that includes the communities of Beaverton and Cannington
part-countyside, part-industrial town, including Newcastle and Bowmanville
the home of a massive auto manufacturer facility that has been gradually closing down through the 2010s, it is trying to transition to an education and health sciences hub
the city bordering Toronto, it is also home to the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station
a bridge between Toronto's commuter zone and cottage country
an historic town that celebrates its Quaker heritage, including Zephyr
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