Known as the “Royal City”, Guelph is located on the southwestern end of the Toronto metropolitan area, about an hour from Toronto and half an hour from Kitchener. The city was named in honor of the family of King George IV who had the surname Guelph. Guelph is one of the larger cities that makes up the urban areas on Lake Erie’s western shore, where much of the Canadian population lives. Despite being part of such a populated area, Guelph doesn’t feel like a distant suburb of a major city, but rather a city that stands on its own.