The City of Ottawa

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Published on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 05:00

Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff

Ottawa
—  City  —
City of Ottawa Ville d'Ottawa
Centre Block on Parliament Hill, the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Rideau Canal and Château Laurier.
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Bytown
Motto: "Advance-Ottawa-En Avant" Written in the two official languages.[1]
Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 45°25′15″N 75°41′24″W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	National Capital Region
Established	1826 as Bytown[2]
Incorporated	1855 as City of Ottawa[2]
Amalgamated	January 1, 2001
Government
• Mayor	Jim Watson
• City Council	Ottawa City Council
• MPs	List of MPs[show]
• MPPs	List of MPPs[show]
Area[3][4][5]
• City	2,778.13 km2(1,072.9 sq mi)
• Urban	512.29 km2 (197.80 sq mi)
• Metro	5,716.00 km2(2,206.96 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population (2011)[3][5]
• City	883,391 (4th)
• Density	316.6/km2 (820/sq mi)
• Metro	1,236,324 (4th)
• Metro density	196.6/km2 (509/sq mi)
• Demonym[6][7]	Ottawan
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span	K0A, K1A-K4C[1]
Area code(s)	613, 343, 819
Website	ottawa.ca

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