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| City nickname: "The Electric City" | |
| Area¹ - Total - Water | 58.61 km² ? km² ?% |
| Population
- Density¹ |
1218.9/km² |
| *% Change ( 1996 – 2001): | 2.4 |
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Latitude
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44° N |
| Dwellings: | 30,804¹ |
| Postal Code: | K9H, K9J, K9K, K9L |
| Area Code: | 705 |
| Altitude: | ? m |
| External link: http://www.city.peterborough.on.ca/ | |
| ¹ According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census | |
Peterborough ( 2001 population 76,931) is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada. Distance from TorontoFor alternate meanings of Toronto, see Toronto (disambiguation). City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in detail) (in detail) Motto: Diversity Our Strength Area: 641 sq. Distance East to West: 43 km. Distance East to West: 21 km. Population Total (2001) Cdn. is exactly 125 km NE. It is also the seat of Peterborough CountyPeterborough County is located in Ontario, Canada. The county was founded as the District of Colborne in 1838, centred around Peterborough. In 1862 The District was divided into Haliburton County, Peterborough County, and Victoria County (now the City of.
Peterborough was incorporated as a town in 1850Events January 4 The first American ice-skating club is formed ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). January 29 Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress February 28 University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah March 7 United and as a city in 1905Events January-April January 22 Massacre of Russian demonstrators at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, one of the triggers of the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905. January 26 The Cullinan Diamond is found near Pretoria, South Africa at the Premier.
Manufacturing is the biggest local industry, with General ElectricGeneral Electric Company or GE is a multinational technology and services company, one of the world's largest corporations. While it still uses its full name for legal purposes, it prefers to use the abbreviation GE in the names of its component businesse and Quaker Oats maintaining large operations in Peterborough.
The Trent-Severn WaterwayThe Trent-Severn Waterway is a canal system for pleasure boats connecting Lake Ontario to Lake Huron. Its major natural waterways include the Trent River, Otonabee River, Kawartha Lakes, Lake Simcoe, Lake Couchiching and Severn River. It traverses Souther passes through Peterborough, and there utilizes one of the first lift- locks ever implemented, which is still the world's largest hydraulic lift-lock.