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Ottawa

Capital of Canada
Ottawa is Canada’s capital, in the east of southern Ontario, near the city of Montréal and the U.S. border. Sitting on the Ottawa River, it has at its centre Parliament Hill, with grand Victorian architecture and museums such as the National...
Population: 994,837 (2017)
Amalgamated: 1 January 2001
Area codes: 613, 343, 753
Elevation: 70 m (230 ft)
Established: 1826 as Bytown
GDP (Ottawa–Gatineau CMA): CA$89.9 billion (2020)
Incorporated: 1855 as City of Ottawa