The
City of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
is the smallest of the three cities
in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo,
and is adjacent to the larger city
of Kitchener. Kitchener and Waterloo
are often jointly referred to as Kitchener-Waterloo
(K-W), or the twin cities, although
they have separate municipal governments.
There have been several attempts to
amalgamate the two cities (sometimes
with the city of Cambridge as well),
but none has been successful. The
reported population for the city can
vary widely depending on how temporary
residents at Waterloo's two universities
are counted. At the time of the 2001
census, Waterloo had a population
of 86,543. That number doesn't include
post-secondary students who are temporary
residents. The city's total population
at the end of 2005 -- with over 20,000
non-resident post-secondary students
included -- was 113,100. Area residents
pronounce Waterloo with the stress
on the last syllable (water-LOO).
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