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Ottawa

Ottawa
City (single-tier)
City of Ottawa
Ville d'Ottawa
Centre Block on Parliament Hill, the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Rideau Canal and Château Laurier.
Flag of Ottawa
Flag
Coat of arms of Ottawa
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): "Bytown"
Motto: "Advance-Ottawa-En Avant"
Written in the two official languages.
Location of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario
Location of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario
Ottawa is located in Canada
Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is located in Ontario
Ottawa
Ottawa
Location of Ottawa in Canada
Coordinates: 45°25′N 75°41′W / 45.417°N 75.683°W / 45.417; -75.683Coordinates: 45°25′N 75°41′W / 45.417°N 75.683°W / 45.417; -75.683
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Region National Capital Region
Established 1826 as Bytown
Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa
Amalgamated 1 January 2001
Government
 • Mayor Jim Watson (OLP)
 • City Council Ottawa City Council
 • MPs
 • MPPs
Area
 • City (single-tier) 2,778.13 km2 (1,072.9 sq mi)
 • Urban 501.92 km2 (193.79 sq mi)
 • Metro 5,716.00 km2 (2,206.96 sq mi)
Elevation 70 m (230 ft)
Population (2011)
 • City (single-tier) 883,391 (4th)
 • Density 316.6/km2 (820/sq mi)
 • Urban 933,596
 • Urban density 1,860.1/km2 (4,818/sq mi)
 • Metro 1,236,324 (4th)
 • Metro density 196.6/km2 (509/sq mi)
 • Demonym Ottawan
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span K0A, K1A-K4C
Area code(s) 613, 343
GDP US$ 58.2 billion
GDP per capita US$ 44,149
Website www.ottawa.ca

Ottawa (Listeni/ˈɒtəwə/ or /ˈɒtəwɑː/; French pronunciation: ​[ɔtawa]) is the capital city of Canada. It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). The 2011 census reported a population of 883,391, making it the fourth-largest city in Canada; and 1,236,324 within the CMA, making it the fourth-largest CMA in Canada. The City of Ottawa reported that the city had an estimated population of 960,754 as of December 2015.


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