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Peterborough, Ontario
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| City nickname: "The Electric City" | |||
| Area¹ - Total - Water | 58.61 kmē ? km² ?% | ||
| Population
- Density¹ |
1218.9/kmē | ||
| *% Change (1996 – 2001): | 2.4 | ||
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Latitude
| 1. | ||
| 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 (2004 population 74,600) is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada. Distance from Toronto is exactly 125 km NE. It is also the seat of Peterborough County.
Peterborough was incorporated as a town in 1850 and as a city in 1905.
Manufacturing is the biggest local industry, with General Electric and Quaker Oats maintaining large operations in Peterborough.
The Trent-Severn Waterway passes through Peterborough, and there utilizes one of the first lift-locks ever implemented, which is still the world's largest hydraulic lift-lock.
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Media and Journalism
Television station
The transmitter tower for Peterborough is on Television Hill on the east side of the city.
- CHEX-TV
Radio Station
- 1420 CKPT - oldies station, used to play variety
- 980 KRUZ
- 101.5 The WOLF
- 92.7 KFFF FM - Trent Radio, a university radio station featuring student broadcasting
- 93.3 STAR
- Radio Free Peterborough - online station featuring all Peterborough music, all the time
- 99.5 KAOS
- 105.1 Country 105
Newspaper
- Peterborough Examiner
- Peterborough This Week
- Arthur (Newspaper)
Education
College and Universities
Sports Teams
Communities
- Cold Springs
- Peterborough
| North: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield | ||
| West: Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan | Peterborough | East: Douro-Dummer |
| South: Otonabee-South Monaghan |
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Last updated: 08-04-2005 17:05:00
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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