Peterborough is a city on the
Otonabee River in
Central Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres (78
mi) northeast of
Toronto. According to the 2011 Census, the population of the City of Peterborough was 78,698. The population of the Peterborough Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), which includes the surrounding Townships of
Selwyn,
Cavan Monaghan,
Otonabee-South Monaghan, and
Douro-Dummer, was estimated in 2014 at 123,270. It presently has the 33rd largest
CMA in Canada. The current
mayor of Peterborough is Daryl Bennett.