Canadian city ranking

Ottawa

Toronto?

Montreal?

Vancouver

Calgary

Winnipeg

I. Ottawa

1. Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the sixth largest city in Canada, covering an area of 2,778 square kilometers. It is located in the southeast of Ontario, on the south bank of Ottawa River, 400 km east of Toronto and 0/90 km west of Montreal/KLOC.

2. Ottawa was founded on September 26th, 1826, with the name "baton". It is a Christian town in Ireland and France. On June 26th 1 850+1 October 6th1merged into a town, and on June 6th1855+1October 6th1merged.

The name "Ottawa" comes from Adarbe, which means "trade". Ottawa is often called Woking by China people.

4. As the capital, Ottawa is not set as a federal administrative region, but the land management and urban planning of Ottawa are under the responsibility of the National Capital Committee.

Second, the historical evolution

Before 1 and17th century, Indians hunted and fished in this peaceful and quiet land, slash and burn.

2./kloc-in the 0/7th century, Europeans invaded the North American continent. They cut down the virgin forest near Ottawa to process wood. It soon became a prosperous timber town, named Ottawa for its location on the banks of the Ottawa River. British immigrants live in western Ontario, while French immigrants live in eastern Quebec.

3. 1763, Ottawa and Canada became British colonies.

4. 1800 On March 7th, entrepreneur Philemon White established the first European settlement in Gatinaud Hull, Quebec, which is located in the north of Ottawa, opposite to Ottawa. They started logging on the north bank of Ottawa River and gradually developed into Hull City.

5. 1832, the Lido Canal project led by Colonel John Bye was completed, connecting Ottawa with Kingston and Lake Ontario and becoming a regional important town.

6,1857 65438+February 3 1, Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada (including 20 1 1 for Ontario and Quebec).

7. 1867, the British Parliament passed the British North America Act, which established the dominion of Canada and officially made it the capital of Canada.

8. 1926, Canada became independent and Ottawa became the capital.

9.200 1 Ottawa merged with small towns in suburbs and surrounding areas to become a large-scale regional city.

Three. natural resource

1, Ottawa is located in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest Region-in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin, and is the second largest forest region in Canada, accounting for about 6.5% of the national forest area. The forest area is dominated by mixed forests, and the main tree species are Pinus tabulaeformis, Pinus koraiensis, Hemlock, Betula platyphylla, Acer truncatum, Acer truncatum and red oak. It is the birthplace of wood-based panel industry in Canada.

2. Ottawa is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River, the Gatinaud River and the Lido River, so the city is rich in water resources. The Ottawa River flows through the city from west to east, separating the whole city from south to north. The 202-kilometer Lido Canal runs through downtown Ottawa from north to south and extends to Kingston. The canal includes 47 stone gates and 53 dams.

Four. human population

As of 20 14, there are 870,250 people in downtown Ottawa, and about 18 and 100 people in Ottawa-Gatinaud metropolitan area, which is the sixth largest city in the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), slightly lower than the Edmonton metropolitan area.

2. Among the population of Ottawa metropolitan area, 55% are British and 25% are French. The former speaks English and the latter speaks French. In addition, Chinese account for about 3%, and the population ranks sixth among Chinese-inhabited cities in Canada.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) Chinatown

1, the old Chinatown in Ottawa refers to the Chinese shopping mall around Albert Street, which is very small and only includes some small restaurants, grocery stores and some retail stores. Later, it gradually declined in the 1970s and was replaced by a number of high-rise buildings. At the same time, the original old Chinatown merchants moved southwest with their families and entered the busy city at that time.

By the end of 1970s, a large number of Asian immigrants moved to Canada, which greatly increased the number of Chinese in Ottawa. According to the data, there were only 3,060 Chinese living in Ottawa in 197 1 year, but by 198 1 year, it had risen to 8,250. Most of them chose northwest Dalhousie, because the rent in this area is low and it is easy to find low-income workers. Due to the continuous business opportunities, labor opportunities have greatly increased, attracting other ethnic groups.