Koreatown, Toronto

Street sign with Korean text in the Hangul script reading "한국마을" (lit. Korea Village') in the district (2007)

Koreatown (Korean코리아타운) is an ethnic enclave within Seaton Village, a neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located along Bloor Street between Christie and Bathurst Streets, the area is known for its Korean business and restaurants.[1] The ethnic enclave developed during the 1970s, as the city experienced an influx of Korean immigrants settling in Toronto. Toronto has the largest single concentration of Koreans in Canada with 53,940 living in the city, according to the Canada 2016 Census.[2]

In addition to the Koreatown in Seaton Village, the city also holds another cluster of Korean businesses and restaurants in the neighbourhood of Willowdale, informally referred to as Koreantown North, new Koreatown, and uptown Koreatown. The cluster of Korean businesses in Willowdale is centred along Yonge Street, between Finch and Sheppard Avenue.

  1. ^ "BIA List: F-P". City of Toronto. 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Toronto [Population centre], Ontario and Ontario [Province]". Statistics Canada. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

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