About Kitchener
Kitchener is a city in Ontario, Canada with a population of 256,885. It is the 22nd largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 2,228th largest worldwide. It lies 441 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#10of 100
Elevation
336 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Toronto
Coordinates
43.425, -80.511
Record updated
2026-02-10
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 295 in CanadaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.