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East Garafraxa is a rural township in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada, to the west of Orangeville and within relative commuting distance of Toronto, Brampton, Guelph, and Kitchener.

While it is unknown how the name "Garafraxa" came to be, there are a number of theories to its origins.

It is derived from an Indian word meaning "panther country"
Commemorating an old Irish estate or castle
From the beloved Scottish stream, the Garry
From the Gaelic "garry fraech" meaning "rough heath"
From local botany Saxifrage or Sassafras
Old English word gara or gar means either a small triangular piece of land or cloth as in a sail, and the Township could be considered part fracta of the GoreGore may refer to: Spilt blood or other bodily fluids Triangular piece, e. of land or cloth, often found at road merges and diverges, see gore (road) Gore is a town in New Zealand Al Gore was the 45th Vice President of the United States and candidate for, or Gara

	North: East Luther , Amaranth
West: Centre WellingtonCentre Wellington is a township in south-central Ontario, in the County of Wellington north of the City of Kitchener According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census: Population: 24,260 % Change ( 1996- 2001): 11. 4 Dwellings: 9,367 Area (sq. 33 Density (pe	East Garafraxa	East: Orangeville
	South: ErinErin (population 11,000) is a town in Wellington County, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Erin (pronounced 'EAR-in') is an amalgamated town, composed of the former Villages of Erin and Hillsburgh, and the hamlets of Balli

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