Wellington County

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Wellington County
Wellington County
Location of the region in Ontario
Basic data
Country Canada
province Ontario

Administrative headquarters Guelph
Coordinates : 43 ° 50 ′  N , 80 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 50 ′  N , 80 ° 30 ′  W
Residents 208,360 (as of 2011)
surface 2,660.46 km²
Population density 78.3 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Eastern Standard Time ( UTC −5)
Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC −4, daylight saving time)
Web presence www.county.wellington.on.ca

Wellington County is a county in the southwest of the Canadian province of Ontario . The county seat is Guelph . The population is 208,360 (2011), the area 2660.46 km², which corresponds to a population density of 78.3 inhabitants per km². The county was named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington .

Communities

The parishes in Wellington County are:

The city of Guelph is geographically and statistically part of Wellington County, but is not under its administration.

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