Brampton

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Brampton is a large suburban city in the Greater Toronto Area known for its diverse population and rapidly growing economy.


Statements (55)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
lower-tier municipality
airportServedBy Toronto Pearson International Airport
areaCode 289
365
742
905
areaTotalKm2 266
borderedBy Caledon
Halton Hills
Mississauga
Vaughan
climate humid continental climate
commuterRailService GO Transit
continent North America
country Canada
demonym Bramptonian
economicSector information technology
logistics
manufacturing
retail
elevationAboveSeaLevel 218 metres
governmentType mayor–council government
hasPostSecondaryInstitution Sheridan College Davis Campus
hasRailStation Bramalea GO Station
Brampton GO Station
Mount Pleasant GO Station
incorporatedAsCity 1974
incorporatedAsTown 1873
incorporatedAsVillage 1853
knownFor ethnically diverse population
rapid population growth
leaderName Patrick Brown
leaderTitle Mayor
locatedIn Greater Toronto Area
Ontario
Regional Municipality of Peel
majorHighway Highway 401
Highway 407
Highway 410 NERFINISHED
namedFor Brampton, Cumberland, England
nicknamed Flower City
officialLanguage English
partOf Golden Horseshoe
populationAsOf 2021
populationDensityPerKm2 approximately 2700
populationRankInCanada 9
populationRankInOntario 4
populationTotal 656480
postalCodePrefix L6P–L7A
publicTransitOperator Brampton Transit
sportsTeam Brampton Beast (former ECHL team)
Brampton Excelsiors
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time


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