Kitchener—Waterloo
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Tri-Cities Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo CMA |
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| Metropolitan area | |
Downtown Kitchener skyline
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 Old Galt Public Library in Cambridge |
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 Uptown Waterloo at King Street |
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| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| Government | |
| • Regional Chair | Ken Seiling |
| • Governing Body | Waterloo Regional Council |
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List of MPs
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| • MPPs |
List of MPPs
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| Area (2011) | |
| • Total | 827.43 km2 (319.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • CMA | 523,894 |
| • CMA density | 576.7/km2 (1,494/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | (519) and (226) |
The Tri-Cities (also known as Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo) is a metropolitan area located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is centred on the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo. These cities, as well as surrounding rural municipalities, collectively make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 477,160 in 2011, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Ontario, after Toronto, Ottawa and Hamilton, and the tenth largest metropolitan area in the country. The tri-cities area is known for its high concentration of information technology companies – including BlackBerry Limited, OpenText, Kik, and Maplesoft – leading it to be frequently characterized as "Canada's Silicon Valley". The Tri-Cities are also university towns with a large student population from the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Conestoga College.
The area is also known for its high concentration of Mennonites. There are many Mennonite churches in the area, serving the New Mennonites, Conservative Mennonites, Old Order Mennonite and the Mennonite Brethren.
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