London (Ontario)

London [ lʌndən ] is a town in Middlesex County in the southern part of the province of Ontario in Canada. It is located at 43 ° 2 ' north latitude and 81 ° 9' west longitude and has about 366,000 inhabitants (as of 2011). The River Thames flows through London.

The first settlement dates back to 1826, since 1855, London is a city. It is located between Lake Huron and Lake Erie midway between Toronto and Detroit in the region Western Ontario.

History

Before the arrival of Europeans in the 17th century lived in this region various Algonquian and Iroquoian peoples ( Iroquois ). In the city, therefore, is the Museum of Ontario Archaeology, which was built next to the ruins of an existing from 19 longhouses village of neutrals from the 15th century. The Algonkinsiedlung on Askunessippi (now Thames ) bore the name " Kotequogong ". This place was John Graves Simcoe in 1793 by Lieutenant for the settlement of the future capital of the Anglophone Ontario ( Upper Canada) selected and named after the British capital London. However, the settlement did not begin until 1826 and London capital was never a Canadian province.

While other cities in Ontario - for example, the capital of Toronto - were marked Protestant until the 20th century, attempted to blow up the denominational barriers in the 19th century London. They thus established Protestant and Catholic Irish in 1877 together the Irish Benevolent Society, which was open to both denominations.

The growth of the city of London is not complete, in the 1990s some surrounding villages were incorporated. London is currently the eleventh largest city in Canada and the fifth largest in Ontario.

In addition, London is dominated by the University of Western Ontario, which is also home to Canada's best business school Richard Ivey School of Business. With over 30,000 students, the city has a lively student life.

Economy

London's economy is dominated by vehicle production (locomotives and military vehicles), biotechnology and information technology. There suppliers have settled for the American car producer. The London International Airport is located on the outskirts.

Population

80 % of the residents of London to provide English as a native language, and there are Polish, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian minorities with a share of each 1-2%.

Infrastructure

London refers drinking water from Lake Huron.

Personalities

Middlesex County (Ontario) Postal codes in Canada Thames River (Ontario) Catholicism Mike Craig (ice hockey, born 1971) David Gilmour (writer) Scott Thornton (ice hockey) Jack Warner Trevor Morris (musician)
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