Location: Canada
Nearest Airport:
Ottawa International Airport at 16
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Nearest Train:
VIA Rail Canada / Ottawa Station at 5
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Nearest Motorway:
Highway 417 (Ottawa Queensway) at 2
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 10.0
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Car: not necessary
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. With a metropolitan population estimated at 1,190,982, Ottawa is also the second largest city in the province of Ontario. It is located in the Ottawa Valley in the eastern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa lies on the banks of the Ottawa River, a major waterway that forms the boundary between Ontario and Quebec. Ottawa is situated on the south bank of the Ottawa River, and contains the mouths of the Rideau River and Rideau Canal. The oldest part of the city (including what remains of Bytown) is known as Lower Town, and occupies an area between the canal and the rivers. Across the canal to the west lies Centretown (often just called 'downtown'), which is the city's financial and commercial hub. Situated between Centretown and the Ottawa River, the slight elevation of Parliament Hill is home to many of the capital's landmark government buildings.