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The current location of London was selected as the site of the future capital of Upper Canada in 1793 by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe, who also named the village which was founded in 1826. [16] Originally, Simcoe had proposed to call it Georgiana, in honour of George III, the reigning monarch at that time. [17]
The London International Airport (IATA: YXU, ICAO: CYXU) is an international airport located in London, Ontario, Canada.It is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast of the city of London, Ontario and is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada.
Counties may include major cities, such as London, Kingston and Windsor, geographically located within them, but these communities are usually separated municipalities that are only considered part of the county for census purposes, but are not administratively connected to the county. Municipalities are separated when regional or single-tier ...
The county seat is the city of London, although the city is politically independent from the county. The Middlesex census division, which consists of the county together with the City of London and three First Nations reserves, had a population of 500,563 in 2021. [1] Part of the county is also included in the London census metropolitan area.
Ontario has 52 cities, [1] which together had in 2016 a cumulative population of 9,900,179 and average population of 190,388. [2] The most and least populous are Toronto and Dryden, with 2,794,356 and 7,749 residents, respectively. [2] Ontario's newest city is Richmond Hill, whose council voted to change from a town to a city on March 26, 2019. [3]
The Thames River (/ t ɛ m z / [5]) is located in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The Thames flows southwest for 273 kilometres (170 mi) [3] through southwestern Ontario, from the Town of Tavistock through the cities of Woodstock, London and Chatham to Lighthouse Cove on Lake St. Clair. Its drainage basin is 5,825 square kilometres (2,249 sq mi). [3]
London City Council is the governing body of the city of London, Ontario, Canada. Composition ... located at 300 Dufferin Avenue, ...
Canada Life Place is a sports-entertainment centre, in London, Ontario, Canada – the largest such centre in Southwestern Ontario. Its previous names include John Labatt Centre and Budweiser Gardens. Opened as the John Labatt Centre in 2002, it was named after John Labatt, founder of the Labatt brewery in London.