Durham Region is the region directly east of the City of Toronto. The area has a variety of landscapes and communities, including eight municipalities: the Town of Ajax, Brock Township, Municipality of Clarington, City of Oshawa, City of Pickering, Scugog Township, Town of Whitby and Uxbridge Township. A series of major lakeshore urban communities contrast with a variety of small towns, villages, hamlets and farms, that lie immediately inland.
