Wellington County
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Location of the region in Ontario
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Basic data | |
Country | Canada |
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Ontario
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Administrative headquarters | Guelph |
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.