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Who knows the City of London, Canada?

London (English: London) is a city located in the southwest of Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, about between Toronto and Windsor.

The City of London is independent of its neighboring middlesex County in administrative affairs, but the administrative center of the county is still located in the City of London. According to Canadian census statistics 20 1 1, London * * has a population of 366,000151,ranking15 nationwide; The population of the Capital Region is 474,786.

From 180 1 to 1804, Peter Haagman became the first European to settle here. London became a village again in 1826. Since then, London has developed into the largest city in southwest Ontario. The advantages of this city are education, medical care, tourism and manufacturing; The famous University of Western Ontario in Canada is located in this city.

traffic

London is located at the intersection of No.401and No.402 expressway: the former connects Windsor in the west, Toronto in the east and even the border of Quebec; The latter leads westward to the city of Sagna. In addition, No.403 expressway also branches from No.401in justo, not far from London, providing access to Hamilton, Golden Horseshoe and Niagara. In addition, Ontario provincial highways 2, 3, 4, 7 and 22 also pass through London or its adjacent areas.

A residential area in London.

The public transport service in London is operated by the city-run transport for london, which has 38 bus lines and no subway, but it does not affect its traffic flow at all.

In terms of railway transportation, London is located in the Canadian National Railway between Toronto and Chicago (with a branch line leading to Windsor) and the Canadian Pacific Railway between Toronto and Detroit. Intercity passenger railway service is provided by via railway; London Railway Station in Victoria is the fourth busiest passenger train station in Canada. The Ontario high-speed railway will control the journey between London and Toronto within one and a half hours within ten years.

London International Airport (IATA code: YXU) is the busiest passenger airport in Canada 12. In terms of flight take-off and landing, it is the busiest 1 1 in China. United Airlines, Seajet Airlines and Jazz Airlines, a subsidiary of Air Canada, all have flights here, offering direct flights to Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg, Chicago, Orlando and Cancun.

London public schools

climate

Like other parts of southern Ontario, London has a temperate continental humid climate, with hot and humid summers, with an average temperature of 20.5 C (68.9 F) in July and an average temperature of over 30 C (86 F) on the eighth day of each year. London is the most affected by thunderstorms among the major cities in China. The duration of spring and autumn in the city is short, and the winter is cold, but the temperature will ease from time to time. The average annual snowfall is about 2 meters (79 inches), mainly due to the Great Lakes effect. The average annual precipitation is about 990 mm (39.0 inches).