Bowmanville is a community located in the Municipality of Clarington within the Durham Region of Ontario, Canada. It is situated approximately 75 km east of Toronto and 15 km east of Oshawa along Highway 2. The community has a population of roughly 60,000 people and is considered part of the Greater Toronto Area.
The area was first incorporated as a town in 1858. In 1974, it was incorporated with the neighboring townships of Clarke and Darlington to form the Town of Newcastle. This entity was subsequently renamed the Municipality of Clarington in 1994.