Where is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is the fourth largest city in Canada with a population of 1.324 million and an area of 47 1.5 square kilometers. It is located in the southeast of Ontario, on the south bank of Ottawa River, 400 kilometers east of Toronto and 65,438+0.90 kilometers west of Montreal.

Founded on September 26th, 1826, Ottawa is a Christian town in Ireland and France. 1October 26th 1850+ 1 merged into a town,1October 26th 1855+ 1 became a Christian town.

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The development of history

17th century ago, Indians hunted and fished in this peaceful and quiet land, slash and burn.

/kloc-in the 0 th and 7 th centuries, Europeans broke into 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.

1763, Ottawa and Canada became British colonies.

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

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

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