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Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough | | City nickname: "The Electric City" | Area¹
- Total
- Water |
58.61 km
? km² ?% | Population
- Total (2004)¹
- Density¹ |
74,600
1218.9/km | | *% Change (1996 – 2001): | 2.4 | Latitude
Longitude
| 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. Media and Journalism Television station The transmitter tower for Peterborough is on Television Hill on the east side of the city. 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 Education College and Universities Sports Teams Communities External link City of Peterborough homepage
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