Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth
Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth | |
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Dissolved regional municipality | |
Municipal Boundaries of the former Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth. | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Golden Horseshoe |
| Created | 1974 |
| Dissolved | 2001 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,118.31 km2 (431.78 sq mi) |
| Population (1996) | |
• Total | 467,799 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (DST) |
| Area code(s) | 905, 289, and 365 |
| Seat | Hamilton |
| Municipalities | City of Hamilton Town of Stoney Creek Town of Ancaster Township of Flamborough Town of Dundas Township of Glanbrook |
The Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth was an upper-tier regional municipality in Ontario, Canada, that existed between January 1, 1974, and January 1, 2001. It was composed of six municipalities, centered on and including the City of Hamilton, and existed to coordinate certain shared services, such as policing and public transit, for those municipalities. It was created through the restructuring of Wentworth County, and was one of the last such governments to be created in Ontario.
The regional municipality was dissolved in 2001, and its constituent municipalities were amalgamated to form the current single-tier City of Hamilton, with a 2021 total population of 569,353.