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Welcome to Ottawa ...The city of Ottawa was founded in 1826 and was incorporated in 1855. The origin (or the toponymy) of Ottawa: Derived from the Algonquin word adawe, meaning to trade . When the people of Ottawa refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Ottawan<1> Ottawa is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Ottawa lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE). Area Codes for Ottawa: (343)<3>, (613), (819) and (873) The city of Ottawa was previously named Bytown. Websites for Ottawa ...Official Website: www.ottawa.ca/ Chamber of Commerce: www.ottawachamber.ca/ Communities Also Named Ottawa ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Ottawa - they are located in Illinois, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ottawa. Communities near Ottawa ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ottawa.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ottawa ...Looking for more information about Ottawa? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Ottawa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ottawa. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Ottawa: www.ottawa.ca/ The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/ Footnotes ... |
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