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Capital of Canada

 

Ottawa, Canada’s southeastern capital, sits in Ontario at the border of Québec. A cosmopolitan city on the Ottawa River, it has at its centre Parliament Hill, with grand Victorian architecture and renowned museums such as the glass-and-granite National Gallery, with noted collections from Canadian and Indigenous artists. The park-lined Rideau Canal is filled with boats in summer and ice-skaters in winter.
Area: 2,778 km²

 

Weather: 19°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 100% Humidity

 

Local time: Thursday 6:07 AM

 

Getting there: 22 h 30 min flight. View flights

 

Province: Ontario

 

Population: 883,391 (2011)

 

Area codes: Area codes 613 and 343