Welland (Ontario)

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Welland
Nickname : The Rose City
Motto : Where Rails and Water Meet
Location in Ontario
Welland (Ontario)
Welland
Welland
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Ontario
Regional municipality : Niagara
Coordinates : 43 ° 0 ′  N , 79 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 0 ′  N , 79 ° 15 ′  W
Height : 179  m
Area : 81.09 km²
Residents : 50,331 (as of:)
Population density : 620.7 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 )
Municipality number: 905/289
Postal code : L3B, L3C, L0S
Foundation : 1788
Mayor : Barry Sharpe
Website : www.welland.ca

Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in southern Ontario Province in Canada .

Welland owes its development to its favorable location on the rail route between Toronto and Buffalo and the Welland Canal as a waterway.

The city is known for its large French- speaking population. Welland is one of the few parishes in southern Ontario where the proportion of French speakers exceeds the provincial average.

Welland is also the location of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment as part of the 31st Canadian Brigade faction, which corresponds to a light infantry.

Wellands' nickname is The Rose City . The residents of the city are known as Wellanders .

sons and daughters of the town