Whitby, Ontario

Whitby is a  town in  Durham Region. Whitby is located in  Southern Ontario east of  Ajax on the north shore of  Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region. It is approximately a 30-minute drive to the Toronto borough of Scarborough, and it is known as a commuter  suburb in the eastern part of the  Greater Toronto Area. While the southern portion of Whitby is predominantly urban, and an economic hub, the northern part of the municipality is more rural and includes the communities of  Ashburn,  Brooklin,  Myrtle and  Myrtle Station.  The  2011 population was 122,022.