Kitchener-Waterloo is a metropolitan area consisting of the twin cities of Kitchener, Ontario and Waterloo, Ontario. Cambridge, Ontario is also nearby. The region is located approximately 100 kilometres west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Pop 2001, Kitchener: 190,399 Waterloo: 99,543. Well known for the annual Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

Waterloo is the home of two universities, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo.