Regional Municipality of Waterloo

"Kitchener–Waterloo" redirects here. For the electoral district, see Kitchener—Waterloo (electoral district).

Waterloo Region
Upper-tier regional municipality
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Clockwise: Kitchener City Hall, Waterloo Regional Headquarters, Grand River scene in Cambridge, aerial view of St. Jacobs, University of Waterloo Nano Centre
Official logo of Waterloo Region
Motto(s): 
"Peace, Prosperity!"
Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Regional Municipality of Waterloo)
Location of Waterloo Region in Ontario
Location of Waterloo Region in Ontario
Coordinates: 43°29′35″N 80°30′04″W / 43.49306°N 80.50111°W / 43.49306; -80.50111 (Kitchener - Cambridge – Waterloo (Regional Municipality of Waterloo))[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
SeatKitchener
Government
 • Regional ChairKaren Redman
 • Governing BodyWaterloo Regional Council
 • MPs
List of MPs
 • MPPs
List of MPPs
Area
[2]
 • Land1,370.07 km2 (528.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total587,165
 • Density428.6/km2 (1,110/sq mi)
GDP
 • Tri-Cities CMACA$32.9 billion (2020)[3]
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)519, 226, 548
Websiteregion.waterloo.on.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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.

The region is 1,370 square kilometres (530 sq mi) in area, with a population of 587,165 as of the 2021 Canada census,[2] though an end of 2023 estimate puts the population above 673,910 people.[4] Waterloo Region forms the tenth-largest metropolitan area in Canada, with recent population growth almost entirely fuelled by international students.[4] In 2016, the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge area was rated Canada's third-best area to find full-time employment.[5]

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.

  1. ^ "Regional Municipality of Waterloo". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ a b "Waterloo Region says international students behind big population boost". Kitchener. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Canada's best cities for full-time jobs". globalnews.ca. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.