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Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

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capital city A capital city, or just capital, is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state (polity), state, province, department (administrative division), department, or other administrative division, subnational division, usually as its ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

. It is located in

Southern Ontario Southern Ontario is a Region, primary region of the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It is the most densely populated and southernmost region in Canada, with approximately 13.5 million people, approximately 36% o ...

on the southern shore of the

Ottawa River The Ottawa River (, ) is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word "to trade", as it was the major trade route of Eastern Canada at the time. For most of its length, it defines the border betw ...

. Ottawa was historically an indigenous trading spot for the Algonquin and

Mississaugas The Mississaugas are a group of First Nations peoples located in southern Ontario, Canada. They are a sub-group of the Ojibwe Nation. Etymology The name "Mississauga" comes from the Anishinaabe word ''Misi-zaagiing'', meaning " hose at theGr ...

. Its modern

history History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

began in 1610 when the first European settler came to the area. The settlement was founded as

Bytown Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855. The founding was marked by a sod ...

in 1826, and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855.

General reference

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Geography of Ottawa

Geography of Ottawa * Ottawa is: a

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Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

and the national capital of

Location of Ottawa

* Ottawa is situated in the following regions: **

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Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America, as well as the northernmost region in the Americas. The boundaries may be drawn significantly differently depending on the source of the definition. In one definition, it lies dir ...

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Laurentia Laurentia or the North American craton is a large continental craton that forms the Geology of North America, ancient geological core of North America. Many times in its past, Laurentia has been a separate continent, as it is now in the form of ...

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Central Canada Central Canada (, sometimes the ''Central Provinces'') is a Canadian region consisting of Ontario and Quebec, the largest and most populous provinces of the country. Geographically, they are not at the centre of Canada but instead overlap wi ...

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Eastern Canada Eastern Canada (, also the Eastern provinces, Canadian East or the East) is generally considered to be the region of Canada south of Hudson Bay/ Hudson Strait and east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces (from east to west): Newf ...

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Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield ( ), also called the Laurentian Shield or the Laurentian Plateau, is a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks. It forms the North American Craton (or Laurentia), th ...

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Eastern Ontario Eastern Ontario (census population 1,892,332 in 2021) () is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It occupies a wedge-shaped area bounded by the Ottawa River and Quebec to the northeast and east, the St. Lawr ...

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Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, Commerce, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between Country, countries and their Administrative division, subdivisions instead of ...

Eastern Standard Time The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. * Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind ...

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Eastern Daylight Time The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. * Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behin ...

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Geographic features of Ottawa

* Geography of Ottawa ** Native trees in Ottawa **

Rideau River The Rideau River (, ) is a river in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The river flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at the Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is . As explained in a writing by Samuel de Champl ...

Jock River The Jock River, known locally as the Mighty Jock, is a river in Ottawa and Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Shows the course of the river highlighted on a topographic map. It is in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin and is a left tri ...

** Carp River **

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...

** Madawaska River ** Castor River **

Rideau Canal The Rideau Canal is a 202-kilometre long canal that links the Ottawa River at Ottawa with the Cataraqui River and Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its 46 Lock (water navigation), locks raise boats from the Ottawa River 83 metres (272 ...

Dow's Lake Dow's Lake in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is a small man-made lake on the Rideau Canal, situated two kilometres north of Hog's Back Falls in the middle of Ottawa. It is at the southern end of Preston Street, just south of Carling Avenue, and just ...

Chaudière Falls The Chaudière Falls (), also known as the Kana:tso or Akikodjiwan Falls, are a set of cascades and waterfall in the centre of the Ottawa-Gatineau National Capital Region (Canada), metropolitan area in Canada where the Ottawa River narrows betw ...

Rideau Falls The Rideau Falls () are two 11-metre (36 ft.) waterfalls located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where the Rideau River empties into the Ottawa River. The falls are divided by Green Island, with Ottawa's Old City Hall just to the south. To the w ...

** Hog's Back Falls

Areas of Ottawa

Neighbourhoods in Ottawa A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...

* Wards of the City of Ottawa ** Orléans Ward ** Innes Ward ** Barrhaven Ward ** Kanata North Ward **

West Carleton-March Ward West Carleton-March Ward (Ward 5) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ward 5 was created for the 1994 Regional elections. At the time, it consisted of West Carleton Township, Goulbourn Township and Rideau Township. It was given the name ...

** Stittsville Ward ** Bay Ward ** College Ward ** Knoxdale-Merivale Ward ** Gloucester-Southgate Ward ** Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward ** Rideau-Vanier Ward ** Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward ** Somerset Ward **

Kitchissippi Ward Kitchissippi Ward (Ward 15) is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It gets its name from the Algonquin name for the Ottawa River, meaning ''Great River''. The ward is slightly west of downtown, and covers the neighbourhoods of Ch ...

** River Ward ** Capital Ward ** Alta Vista Ward ** Cumberland Ward ** Osgoode Ward ** Rideau-Jock Ward ** Gloucester-South Nepean Ward **

Kanata South Ward Kanata South Ward or Ward 23 (French: ''Quartier Kanata-Sud'') is a municipal ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the city's west end, the ward created in 2006 includes the communities of Katimavik-Hazeldean, Glen Cairn, Bridlewood, Ottawa, Bridlew ...

* Former cities, townships, and villages prior to amalgamation ** Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton ***

City of Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core of the Ottawa–Gatinea ...

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Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West England, South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean ...

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Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish ...

*** Rockcliffe Park *** West Carleton ***

Goulbourn Goulbourn Township, Ontario, was formed in 1818, roughly 20 km southwest of downtown Ottawa, with the first major settlement occurring in Richmond, Ontario, Richmond. Other communities in the township include Stittsville, Ontario, Stittsvil ...

*** Rideau *** Osgoode

Locations in Ottawa

Museums in Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arct ...

** National museums in Ottawa * Ottawa Public Library branches *

Shopping malls in Ottawa Shopping is an activity in which a customer browses the available goods or services presented by one or more retailers with the potential intent to purchase a suitable selection of them. A typology of shopper types has been developed by scho ...

= Parks in Ottawa

= * Parks in Ottawa * Capital Pathway * Ottawa Greenbelt * Mer Bleue Conservation Area *

Gatineau Park Gatineau Park () is a federal park located in the Outaouais, Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Administered by the National Capital Commission as part of the National Capital Region (Canada), National Capital Region, Gatineau Park is a wedge ...

Historic locations in Ottawa

* List of historic places in Ottawa ** List of designated heritage properties in Ottawa ** List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Ottawa

Government and politics of Ottawa

Government and politics of Ottawa * Municipal elections of Ottawa ** List of mayors of Ottawa **

Ottawa City Council Ottawa City Council () is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 24 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each councillor represents wards throughout the city. Council member ...

** Ottawa City Council members * National Capital Commission * List of diplomatic missions in Ottawa

History of Ottawa

History of Ottawa The history of Ottawa, capital of Canada, was shaped by events such as the construction of the Rideau Canal, the lumber industry, the choice of Ottawa as the location of Canada's capital, as well as American and European influences and interactio ...

** Timeline of Ottawa history *** Great 1900 Fire of Ottawa *** Parliament building fire 1916 *** 1929 Ottawa explosion *** Greber Plan

Culture in Ottawa

Architecture

* Architecture of Ottawa ** List of tallest buildings in Ottawa ** List of buildings in Ottawa

Demographics of Ottawa

* Demographics of Ottawa * Bilingualism in Ottawa * List of people from Ottawa

Arts

* List of festivals in Ottawa * Media in Ottawa–Gatineau *

* Symbols of Ottawa ** Flag of Ottawa ** Coat of arms of Ottawa * Cinemas in Ottawa * Ottawa International Film Festival *

Ottawa International Animation Festival The Ottawa International Animation Festival is an annual animated film and media festival that takes place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The OIAF was founded in 1975, with the first festival held from August 10 to 15 in 1976. Initially organized b ...

Canadian Film Institute The Canadian Film Institute (CFI) () involves Canada in the film production, study, appreciation process of film/moving images for cultural and educational purposes. The Canadian Film Institute organizes ongoing public film programming and artist ...

Music of Ottawa

* Ottawa Bluesfest * CityFolk Festival *

Ottawa Jazz Festival The Ottawa Jazz Festival is a music festival held annually in Ottawa, Canada. It showcases a wide range of jazz genres, including swing, jive, fusion jazz, hot jazz, boogie as well as diverse cultures and traditions. The festival claims to brin ...

* Escapade Music Festival

Religion in Ottawa

* List of religious buildings in Ottawa ** Christianity in Ottawa *** List of Ottawa churches ***

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

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Anglican Diocese of Ottawa The Diocese of Ottawa is a diocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario of the Anglican Church of Canada, itself a province of the Anglican Communion, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces ...

** Judaism in Ottawa *** List of synagogues in Ottawa *** History of the Jews in Ottawa ** Islam in Ottawa *** List of mosques in Ottawa

Sports in Ottawa

Sport in Ottawa * Ice hockey in Ottawa **

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

(National Hockey League) *** List of Ottawa Senators seasons *** List of Ottawa Senators players *** List of Ottawa Senators head coaches *** List of Ottawa Senators general managers *** History of the Ottawa Senators (1992–) *** List of Ottawa Senators records *** List of Ottawa Senators award winners *** List of Ottawa Senators draft picks *** Ottawa Senators (original) ** Ottawa 67's (Ontario Hockey League) * Basketball in Ottawa ** Ottawa Blackjacks (Canadian Elite Basketball League) * Football in Ottawa ** Ottawa Redblacks (Canadian Football League) *** List of Ottawa Redblacks seasons *** Ottawa Redblacks all-time records and statistics *** Ottawa Football Clubs all-time records and statistics * Soccer in Ottawa ** Atlético Ottawa (Canadian Premier League) * Running in Ottawa ** Ottawa Race Weekend

Economy and infrastructure of Ottawa

Ottawa Economy

* List of companies based in Ottawa

Services in Ottawa

* List of hospitals in Ottawa * Ottawa Fire Services * Ottawa Police Service * Ottawa Paramedic Service * Ottawa Public Library

Tourism in Ottawa

* List of tourist attractions in Ottawa ** Casino du Lac-Leamy ** Hard Rock Cafe#Casinos and hotels, Hard Rock Casino

Transportation in Ottawa

* Transportation in Ottawa ** List of airports in the Ottawa area ** List of roads in Ottawa ** List of numbered roads in Ottawa ** List of bridges in Ottawa *** List of crossings of the Ottawa River * OC Transpo ** OC Transpo routes ** OC Transpo#Paratranspo, Paratranspo ** Transitway (Ottawa) ** O-Train *** Line 1 (O-Train), Line 1 *** Line 2 (O-Train), Line 2 *** List of O-Train stations ** Société de transport de l'Outaouais ** Ottawa station *** Fallowfield station (Ontario), Fallowfield station

Education in Ottawa

* List of schools in Ottawa * Elementary and secondary public schools in Ottawa ** Ottawa-Carleton District School Board *** List of schools of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board ** Ottawa Catholic School Board *** List of schools of the Ottawa Catholic School Board ** Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario *** List of schools of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario ** Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est *** List of schools of the Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est

Universities and Colleges

* University of Ottawa *** University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences *** University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine *** Telfer School of Management *** University of Ottawa Faculty of Law ** Ottawa Gee-Gees ** Saint Paul University ** List of University of Ottawa people * Carleton University *** Sprott School of Business *** Norman Paterson School of International Affairs ** Carleton Ravens ** Dominican University College ** List of Carleton University people * Algonquin College * Collège La Cité

External links

* , the official City of Ottawa web site
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