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The city of Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the fourth largest city in the country. It is located in the extreme southeast of the province of Ontario, along the Ottawa River, which forms the border between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is located approximately 400 kilometres east of Toronto and 200 kilometres west of Montreal.

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According to the census of 2005, the city has an estimated population of approximately 859,704 habitants, while adding the population of the suburbs, the figure rises to 1,148,785 people. While in Ottawa dominated the anglophone population, is home to a significant francophone population. In addition, all municipal services in the city are bilingual, offered in English and French.

Geography

Ottawa is located in the southern margin of the river Ottawa, and includes the mouths of the Rideau River and Rideau Canal. The oldest part of town (which is what remains of Bytown) is known as Lower Town (in French Basse-Ville, which means "Lower City") and occupies the area between the canal and rivers. Across the canal westward is Centretown (often called "downtown"), which is the financial and commercial center of the city. Between this place and the Ottawa river, the gentle elevation of Parliament Hill (in French Colline du Parlement, Parliament Hill) is home to much of the government buildings in the capital, besides being the seat of legislative Canada.

The City of Ottawa includes several urban areas. The main extends a considerable distance to the east, west and south of downtown, and includes the ancient cities of Gloucester, Nepean and Vanier, the former village of Rockcliffe Park and the suburban communities of Orleans and Manotick. Besides the main urban area, there is a secondary: the urban area of Kanata, which includes the urbanized part of the ancient city of Kanata and the ancient village of Stittsville (70,320 habitants.). Beyond the greenbelt extends a certain amount of satellite towns and rural communities are also urban areas (outlying areas) and are part of the municipality of Ottawa. These are: Constance Bay (2,327 habitants.) Kars (1,539 habitants.) Metcalfe (1,610 habitants.), Munster (1,390 habitants.) Osgoode (2,571 habitants.) and Richmond (3,287 habitants.).

Climate

Ottawa has a temperate climate. Temperatures vary significantly throughout the year from a record maximum of 37.8 ° C in the summers of 1986 and 2001, at a minimum of -36.1 degrees Celsius in the winter of 1943 (the latter is the second lowest minimum temperature recorded in a national capital, only behind Ulan Bator, Mongolia). This wide range of temperatures allow the practice of many activities throughout the year, and also required to have adequate clothing for each season. If we attend the annual average temperature, Ottawa is the seventh coldest capital in the world. However, if we consider the average temperature in January, Ottawa contained in third place, behind Ulan Bator (Mongolia) and Astana (Kazakhstan).

The public sector is by far the more people that occupies the city, close to 72 thousand working for the national government, and another 12 thousand for the municipal public sector. In total, jobs directly related to the public sector correspond to approximately 20% of total jobs in Ottawa.

Ottawa is a technology centre, hosting more than 800 companies and their respective factories, employing more than 48 thousand people. Because of this, Ottawa has earned the nickname of "national capital of high technology." Most of these companies are specializing in advanced research in a number of sectors that include the creation and development of software, environmental technology, space research and telecommunications. Another important is the health sector, which employs 18 thousand people. The high-tech industry is the second largest source of revenue Ottawa, followed by tourism. It is estimated that the National Capital Region attracts nearly 7 million tourists a year, which left a total of 1,300 million dollars.

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Parks
Ottawa has more than 3,230 hectares of parks and playgrounds, making it the second largest city with more green areas per capita of Canada, after Edmonton.

Sports
Ottawa has a team of ice hockey played in the NHL, the Ottawa Senators. He also had a team in the CFL, the Ottawa Renegade (created in 2002 and disbanded in 2006). The Senators play at Scotiabank Place, while the Renegade playing in the Frank Clair Stadium.

Ottawa also has a baseball team in a league side, the Ottawa Lynx of the International League, sponsored by the Baltimore Orioles. The International League recently approved the sale of the Ottawa Lynx. The buyers plan to move the team to Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, according to the terms of the sale, in 2008.

Ottawa also has a team of youth ice hockey, the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League. The two major universities in the city, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa, also own athletic associations, Carleton Ravens and the Ottawa Gee Gees, respectively. The main soccer team Ottawa is the Ottawa Fury, which plays in the W-league, the leading female football league in Canada and the United States, and in the USL Premier League Develpoment, an amateur soccer league. Horse racing was held at Rideau Carleton Raceway, and car events in the Capital City Speedway. Ottawa also has a team of professional women's ice hockey, the Ottawa Raiders. Ottawa will host the World Cup of Ice Hockey Youth in 2009.

The city hosts numerous sporting activities, like skating on the Rideau Canal and curling in winter, and cycling and jogging along the river Ottawa, the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River in summer, ultimate all year, skiing and hikes in the Greenbelt and in the nearby Gatineau Park, water sports at the Lac Deschenes, and golf at several golf courses in the city. During the coldest months of winter, there is ice fishing on the river in Ottawa. Ottawa has several cricket clubs.

Annual Events
Ottawa hosts several nationally known festivals and events:

The Winterlude, held in February in the Rideau Canal, is a carnival of invierno.El Tulip Festival is an international event, in which the city receives each spring, hundreds of thousands of tulips, as a gift from the Dutch Royal Family. These flowers are planted in several areas of ciudad.El Canada Day, which celebrates the independence of the country on July 1. Thousands of people from all parts of the country go to Ottawa to celebrate this anniversary.

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Ottawa has an extensive service passenger trains and cargo, and has a limited railway grid within their municipal boundaries. The Ottawa International Airport is the nerve centre of the country's major airlines, which connect the city with other major cities in Canada, as well as some U.S. cities.

Ottawa has a system of highway about 40 kilometres long, just enough to meet the demands of the city. However, this system is not connected with the city of Gatineau, causing serious traffic problems between the bridges connecting the city with Ottawa. The main roads of the city are Highway 417 (also part of the Trans-Canada Highway), Highway 416, and Quebec Autoroute 5, which connects Ottawa to Gatineau.

The public transport system is fully integrated, providing an efficient network of bus lines and a light rail system. Many public roads are designed exclusively to traffic of buses, bicycles and / or pedestrians.

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