<Tr> <Th> GDP per capita </Th> <Td> US $44,149 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.ottawa.ca </Td> </Tr> <P> Ottawa (/ ˈɒtəwə / (listen), / - wɑː /; French pronunciation: ​ (ɔtawa)) is the capital city of Canada . It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario . Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the core of the Ottawa--Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). As of 2016, Ottawa had a city population of 934,243 and a metropolitan population of 1,323,783 making it the fourth - largest city and the fifth - largest CMA in Canada . </P> <P> Founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as Ottawa in 1855, the city has evolved into the political centre of Canada . Its original boundaries were expanded through numerous annexations and were ultimately replaced by a new city incorporation and amalgamation in 2001 which significantly increased its land area . The city name "Ottawa" was chosen in reference to the Ottawa River, the name of which is derived from the Algonquin Odawa, meaning "to trade". </P>

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