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Ottawa's current borders were formed in 2001, when the former city of Ottawa amalgamated with the ten other municipalities within the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton. Ottawa is now a single-tiered census division, home to 1,017,449 people. The city centre is located at the confluence of the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers.
This is a list of neighbourhoods and outlying communities within the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.In 2001, the old city of Ottawa was amalgamated with the suburbs of Nepean, Kanata, Gloucester, Rockcliffe Park, Vanier and Cumberland, and the rural townships of West Carleton, Osgoode, Rideau and Goulbourn, along with the systems and infrastructure of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa ...
Map of post-2001 Ottawa showing urban area, highways, waterways, and historic townships Founded in 1826 as Bytown and later renamed Ottawa and incorporated as a city in 1855. The City of Ottawa Act, 1999 ( French : Loi de 1999 sur la ville d'Ottawa ) is an act of the legislature of Ontario which created the City of Ottawa.
Ottawa (/ ˈ ɒ t ə w ə / ⓘ, / ˈ ɒ t ə w ɑː /; Canadian French: ) 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 – capital city of Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the southern shore of the Ottawa River. Ottawa was historically an indigenous trading spot for the Algonquin and Mississaugas. Its modern history began in 1610 when the first European settler came to the area. In 1826 was founded as Bytown, and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855.
Downtown Ottawa. / 45.42222°N 75.70000°W / 45.42222; -75.70000. Downtown Ottawa is the central area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is sometimes referred to as the Central Business District and contains Ottawa's financial district. It is bordered by the Ottawa River to the north, the Rideau Canal to the east, Gloucester Street to the ...
The current Ottawa City Hall(French: Hôtel de ville d'Ottawa) is the city hallof Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The downtowncomplex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenueand a 19th-century heritage wing located on Elgin Street. Although City Hall has frontage on two major streets, the main entrance is on Laurier ...
Centretown. / 45.41111°N 75.69444°W / 45.41111; -75.69444. Centretown is a neighbourhood in Somerset Ward, in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is defined by the city as "the area bounded on the north by Gloucester Street and Lisgar Street, on the east by the Rideau Canal, on the south by the Queensway freeway and on the west by ...