Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital and largest municipality in Ontario. M Located in the Ottawa Valley in eastern Ontario, the city is located on the southern basin of the Ottawa River, and the main waterways form the boundaries between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Gatineau, Quebec's neighbor to the north shore of the Ottawa River, is connected by several bridges, with the two cities and surrounding areas designated as metropolitan areas. The federal land is governed by the National Metropolitan Development Council, which is governed by a separate autonomous government, and the federal government is responsible for the planning, management and public interest of the metropolitan area. In 2006, the population of Ottawa was 812,129, ranking fourth in the population, following Toronto, Montreal and Calgary, and Ontario is the second largest population. The population of the Ottawa - Gatineau metropolitan area was 1,130,761 in 2006, the fourth highest in Canada 's metropolitan area. The estimated population of the metropolitan area, including Ottawa, Gatineau and the surrounding suburbs, is 1,451,415.