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Brampton | |
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City of Brampton | |
Nickname: Flower City (previously Flower Town)[1] | |
Coordinates: 43°41′18″N 79°45′39″W / 43.68833°N 79.76083°W[2] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Region | Peel |
Incorporation | 1853 (village) |
1873 (town) | |
1974 (city) | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Patrick Brown |
• Governing Body | Brampton City Council |
• Federal representation | List of MPs
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• Provincial representation | List of MPPs
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Area | |
• Land | 265.89 km2 (102.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 656,480 (9th) |
• Density | 2,469/km2 (6,390/sq mi) |
Demonym | Bramptonian |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 905, 289, 365, and 742 |
Website | www |
Brampton is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a lower-tier municipality within the Peel Region. The city has a population of 656,480 as of the 2021 Census, making it the ninth most populous municipality in Canada and the third most populous city in the Greater Golden Horseshoe urban area, behind Toronto and Mississauga.
Named after the town of Brampton in Cumberland, England, Brampton was incorporated as a village in 1853 and as a town in 1873, and became a city in 1974.[4]
The city was once known as "The Flower Town of Canada", a title referring to its abundance of greenhouses and strong floriculture industry in the 1860s.[5][6] It maintains the term "Flower City" as its slogan. Notably, the city is majority populated by people of South Asian origin.