Cities

Ottawa

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General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Ottawa." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/ottawa.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Ottawa. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/ottawa

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-ottawa,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Ottawa},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/ottawa},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada, located in the southeastern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. It has served as Canada's capital since Queen Victoria selected it on 31 December 1857, and Parliament relocated there in 1866.

Facts

Population

1,017,449 1

Area (sq km)

2790.31 1

Founding Year

1826 1

Population Estimate Year

2021 1

Latitude

45.42472 degrees north 1

Longitude

75.695 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Canada

Ottawa is Canada's capital.

Source Ottawa (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Canada

Ottawa is Canada's capital, selected by Queen Victoria in 1857.

Source Ottawa (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Ottawa (Wikipedia)

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Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River.

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