About Peterborough
Peterborough is a city in Ontario, Canada with a population of 85,807. It is the 85th largest of the 295 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Canada, and the 6,737th largest worldwide. It lies 241 km from Ottawa.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#37of 100
Elevation
188 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Toronto
Coordinates
44.300, -78.316
Record updated
2025-08-04
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.