Where is Ottawa

Ottawa is located in the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario in Canada. Ottawa is the second largest city of Canada and largest city of Ontario province.

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Where is Ottawa in Ontario?

Ottawa City is located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, West Canada. The city has coastal location at Eastern Pacific Ocean. The city was first time explored by the British Captain George Ottawa, and hence the name of city has been given after explorer's name.

Ottawa lies in northeast of North America, in the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Interestingly, it is originally known as 'Ville-Marie', or 'City of Mary'; however, the present name of city is derived from Mont-Royal. The official language of the city is French. It is the second largest French speaking city in the world after Paris. Surprisingly, Montreal has been consistently maintaining good position in the list of world's most livable cities. It is also known as "Canada's Cultural Capital" given by Monocle Magazine. Furthermore, it is also named as 'UNESCO City of Design'.

Moreover, at present, Montreal is the center of aerospace, finance, business, commerce, pharmaceuticals, technology, culture, film, and tourism. As per the report given by 2009 preliminary rankings of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), Montreal was named as number one host city for international association events of North America.

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