Brampton

Brampton
Ceety
Eik-name(s):  Flouer Ceety (previously Flower Town)
Location in the Region o Peel, in the Province o Ontario
Coordinates: 43°41′N 79°46′W
Kintra	Canadae
Province	Ontario
Region	Peel Region
Incorporation	1853 (veelage)
	1873 (toun)
	1974 (ceety)
Govrenment
• Mayor	Susan Fennell
• Govrenin Body	Brampton City Council (click for members)
• MPs	List of MPs Eve Adams (CPC) Parm Gill (CPC) Bal Gosal (CPC) Kyle Seeback (CPC)
• MPPs	Leet o MPPs Vic Dhillon (OLP) Linda Jeffrey (OLP) Jagmeet Singh (ONDP) Amrit Mangat (OLP)
Area
• Laund	266.71 km2 (102.98 sq mi)
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	523,911 (Rankit 9t)
• Density	1964.35/km2 (5,087.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area	L6P-L7A
Area code(s)	905/289
Website	www.brampton.ca

Brampton (/ˈbræmptən/ or /ˈbræmtən/) is the third-lairgest ceety in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) o Ontario, Canadae an the seat o Peel Region. As o the 2011 census, Brampton's population wis 523,911, making it the nint lairgest ceety in Canadae. Wi the median age at 33.7, it is the youngest commonty in the GTA. Brampton haes the lairgest concentration o Sooth Asies in Canadae, makkin up 31.7% o Brampton's population.

Brampton wis incorporatit as a veelage in 1853, takkin its name frae the rural toun o Brampton, in Cumbria, Ingland. Brampton wis ance kent as The Flouer Toun o Canadae, a title it earned due tae the ceety's lairge greenhoose industry. This included Dale's Flowers, a company that wan mony internaitional rose awairds for nearly hauf a century. The day, the ceety's major economic sectors include advancit manufacturin, retail admeenistration an logistics, information an communication technologies, fuid an beverage, life sciences an business services.

Freemit airtins

• City of Brampton offeecial wabsteid