Peterborough County

Peterborough County
Peterborough County
County (upper-tier)
	County of Peterborough
	Location of Peterborough County
	Coordinates: 44°30′N 78°10′W / 44.500°N 78.167°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Central Ontario
Founded	1838 (as District of Colborne)
County seat	Peterborough
Municipalities	List Asphodel-Norwood; Cavan-Monaghan; Douro-Dummer; Havelock-Belmont-Methuen; North Kawartha; Otonabee-South Monaghan; Selwyn; Trent Lakes;
Area
• Land	3,769.29 km2 (1,455.33 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	55,800
• Density	14.8/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Website	www.ptbocounty.ca

Peterborough County is located in Southern Ontario, Canada. The county seat is The City of Peterborough, which is independent of the county.

The southern section of the county is mix of agriculture, urban and lakefront properties. The northern section of the county is mostly sparsely populated wilderness with numerous rivers and lakes, mostly within Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park.

The County contains the Lang Pioneer Village, and the Kawarthas are a major tourist region.

^ "Peterborough County census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
^ Cite error: The named reference cp2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[statcan-1] "Peterborough County census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2012-03-22.

[cp2016-2] Cite error: The named reference cp2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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