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Niagara
Region
The
Regional Municipality of Niagara (2006 population: 427,421),
also known as the Niagara Region, or, colloquially, "Regional
Niagara", is a regional municipality comprising twelve
municipalities of southern Ontario, Canada.
Niagara
Falls, Port
Colborne, St.
Catharines, Thorold,
Welland,
Fort
Erie, Grimsby,
Lincoln, Niagara-on-the-Lake,
Pelham,
Wainfleet
and West
Lincoln.
The region
occupies most of the Niagara Peninsula. Its eastern boundary
is the Niagara River, which is also the border with the United
States. It is bounded on the north by Lake Ontario and on
the south by Lake Erie.
The Niagara
Region is an important centre for agriculture and tourism
in Canada. The most important agricultural enterprise in Niagara
is viticulture, or winemaking. The Niagara Wine Route, which
connects visitors to dozens of wineries, is a growing tourism
draw. The Niagara
Grape & Wine Festival is a non-profit organization
that presents three popular wine festivals in St. Catharines
and Niagara during the year. While the internationally-renowned
Niagara Falls is one of Canada's major tourist attractions.
Along with Shaw
Festival, held annually in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the
Welland
Canal, the Regional
Municipality of Niagara receives up to 12 million visitors
each year.
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