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Canada's Wonderland
Canada's premier amusement park near Toronto with over 200 attractions including 17 roller coasters.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Brampton
Ontario, Canada · North America
About Brampton
Brampton is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Georgetown, 25km from Canada's Wonderland.
Brampton is in Ontario, Canada, with about 660,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Georgetown, about 13 km away.
Brampton is the ninth most populous municipality in Canada and the regional seat of the Regional Municipality of Peel. It is also the third most populous city in the Greater Golden Horseshoe urban area, behind Toronto and Mississauga. Brampton is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), located in the Canadian provinceRead more
of Ontario, and is a lower-tier municipality within the Peel Region. The City of Brampton is bordered by Vaughan to the east, Halton Hills to the west, Caledon to the north, Mississauga to the south, and Etobicoke (Toronto) to the southeast.
Named after the town of Brampton in Cumberland, England, Brampton was incorporated as a village in 1853 and as a town in 1873, and became a city in 1974. The modern City of Brampton was formed following an amalgamation of several surrounding townships and communities.
The city was once known as "The Flower Town of Canada", a title referring to its abundance of greenhouses and strong floriculture industry in the 1860s. It maintains the term "Flower City" as its slogan.
Despite being built as a car-centric city, Brampton has a significant transit system, with a ridership of 49,200,800, or about 226,500 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2024.
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What is there to see near Brampton?
Within an hour or so of Brampton: Canada's Wonderland (25 km), Royal Ontario Museum (30 km), CN Tower (31 km), Ripley's Aquarium of Canada (31 km).
Where is Brampton?
Brampton is in Ontario, Canada, about 13 km from Georgetown.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 656,480
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Timezone
- America/Toronto
- Coordinates
- 43.6834, -79.7663
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Essential numbers in Canada
CAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Winter tyres mandatory in Quebec December–March.
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Worth the detour from Brampton
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Canada's largest museum of world cultures and natural history, topped by Daniel Libeskind's dramatic crystalline extension.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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CN Tower
Soaring 553-metre communications and observation tower that defines the Toronto skyline.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Toronto's spectacular aquarium at the base of the CN Tower with a stunning underwater tunnel and 20,000 aquatic animals.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Toronto Zoo
Canada's largest zoo spanning 287 hectares with over 5,000 animals organized by geographic region.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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