Regional Municipality of Waterloo
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The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo (KWC or Tri-Cities), and the townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich. Kitchener, the largest city, is the seat of government.
Waterloo Region | |
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Regional Municipality of Waterloo | |
Motto(s): "Peace, Prosperity!" | |
Coordinates: 43°29′35″N 80°30′04″W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Seat | Kitchener |
Government | |
• Regional Chair | Karen Redman |
• Governing Body | Waterloo Regional Council |
• MPs | List of MPs |
• MPPs | List of MPPs |
Area | |
• Land | 1,368.92 km2 (528.54 sq mi) |
Population (2023 estimate)[3] | |
• Total | 673,910 |
• Density | 492.29/km2 (1,275.0/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Tri-Cities CMA | CA$32.9 billion (2020)[4] |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | (519), (226) and (548) |
Website | www |
The region is 1,369 square kilometres (529 sq mi) in area, with a population of 587,165 as of the 2021 Canada census,[5] though an end of 2023 estimate puts the population above 673,910 people. Waterloo Region forms the tenth-largest metropolitan area in Canada, with recent population growth almost entirely fuelled by international students.[3] In 2016, the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area was rated Canada's third-best area to find full-time employment.[6]
The region was formerly called Waterloo County, created in 1853 and dissolved in 1973. The county consisted of five townships: North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich.