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Known as the gateway to the Kawarthas or “cottage country”, Peterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in Central Ontario, just 125 km northeast of Toronto. According to the recent 2016 Census, the population of Peterborough is 81,032 and the population of the Census Metropolitan Area, which includes surrounding Townships of Selwyn, Cavan Monaghan, Otonabee-South Monaghan, and Douro-Dummer, was 121,721.Peterborough is manufacturing-based economy and is home to multi-national companies like Siemens, Rolls Royce, and General Electric. According Remax, Peterborough is the best place to retire in Canada, with an average population age of 44.