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Guelph, Ontario | city

Canada / Ontario / Guelph /

Guelph was founded on St. George's Day, April 23, 1827, as one of the first planned communities in Canada. It was designed by Scottish-born novelist John Galt while he was superintendent of the Canada Company, a British-based land development firm. Named after an ancestral branch of Britain's royal family, Guelph has become known as "The Royal City". The city's population (2001) is 106,170 with a metropolitan population of 117,344.

Official website: www.guelph.ca/
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Coordinates:   43°32'2"N   80°14'24"W

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