Editing Ottawa (section)

=== Districts and neighbourhoods ===
{{further|List of neighbourhoods in Ottawa}}
The present-day city of Ottawa consists of the historic main [[urban area]], as well as other urban, suburban and [[rural]] areas within the city's post-amalgamation limits.<ref>{{Cite web |last=City of Ottawa |title=Urban Sub-Areas of Ottawa |url=https://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/documents/files/documents/urban-subareas-en.pdf |access-date=17 July 2022 |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701200248/https://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/documents/files/documents/urban-subareas-en.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Old Ottawa ====
Old Ottawa refers to the former pre-amalgamation city, as well as the former city of [[Vanier, Ontario|Vanier]], a densely populated, historically francophone, working class enclave, and the former [[village]] of [[Rockcliffe Park, Ontario|Rockcliffe Park]], a wealthy residential neighbourhood adjacent to the Prime Minister's official residence at 24 Sussex and the Governor General's residence.<ref name="hoods">{{cite web |title=Ottawa Neighbourhoods |url=http://www.ottawarealestate.ca/neighbourhoods.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084643/http://www.ottawarealestate.ca/neighbourhoods.php |archive-date=19 August 2014 |access-date=15 August 2014 |publisher=Ottawa Real Estate.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Heart of Orléans |url=https://ottawatourism.ca/en/about-ottawa/neighbourhoods/heart-orleans |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=Ottawa Tourism |language=en |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717215621/https://ottawatourism.ca/en/about-ottawa/neighbourhoods/heart-orleans |url-status=live}}</ref> The old city includes the [[Downtown Ottawa|downtown core]] and older neighbourhoods to the east, west, and south. These vibrant neighbourhoods include the bustling commercial and cultural areas of Old Ottawa South,
[[Centretown]], [[Lower Town]], and [[Sandy Hill, Ottawa|Sandy Hill]], the affluent tree-lined neighbourhoods of [[The Glebe]], [[Westboro, Ottawa|Westboro]], and [[New Edinburgh]], and the historically [[Blue-collar worker|blue-collar]] communities of [[Hintonburg]], [[Mechanicsville, Ottawa|Mechanicsville]], [[Carlington]], and [[LeBreton Flats]], with a mixture of housing types, artist lofts, and industrial uses. The old city also includes the [[ethnic enclave]]s of [[Chinatown, Ottawa|Chinatown]] and [[Little Italy, Ottawa|Little Italy]].

==== Suburbs and outlying communities ====
[[File:Newottawamap.png|thumb|Map of Ottawa showing urban areas and names of historical communities]]
Modern Ottawa is made up of eleven historic townships, ten of which are from the former [[Carleton County, Ontario|Carleton County]] and one from the former [[Russell County, Ontario|Russell County]].<ref>{{cite web |year=2002 |title=Ottawa Rural Communities |url=http://www.ruralcouncil.ca/ORC/background.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113220822/http://www.ruralcouncil.ca/ORC/background.htm |archive-date=13 November 2011 |access-date=2 June 2011 |publisher=The Rural Council of Ottawa-Carleton}}</ref> Ottawa city limits are bounded on the east by the [[Prescott and Russell United Counties, Ontario|United Counties of Prescott and Russell]]; by [[Renfrew County, Ontario|Renfrew County]] and [[Lanark County, Ontario|Lanark County]] in the west; on the south by the [[Leeds and Grenville United Counties|United Counties of Leeds and Grenville]] and the [[Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario|United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry]]; and on the north by the [[Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Regional County Municipality of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais]] and the City of Gatineau.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official road map of Ontario |url=http://www.ontario.ca/page/official-road-map-ontario |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=ontario.ca |language=en |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816192401/https://www.ontario.ca/page/official-road-map-ontario |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ministère des Transports |title=Québec Official Road Map |url=https://www.quebec511.info/en/carte_routiere/index.asp |access-date=17 July 2022 |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717212504/https://www.quebec511.info/en/carte_routiere/index.asp |url-status=live}}</ref>

The main suburban areas extend a considerable distance to the east, west and south of the inner-city.<ref name="gmap">{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Neighborhoods of Ottawa |url=https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=115838170672838983402.00043dad54fc8b7e8a93c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127075543/http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=115838170672838983402.00043dad54fc8b7e8a93c |archive-date=27 November 2011 |access-date=2 June 2011 |publisher=Google Maps}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=City of Ottawa |title=Zoning Schedule A |url=https://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/documents/files/schedule5_zbl_en.pdf |publication-date=2008 |access-date=25 July 2022 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001215829/https://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/documents/files/schedule5_zbl_en.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> These areas also include the former cities of Cumberland, Gloucester (with the large suburban district of [[Orleans, Ontario|Orleans]] outside the [[Ottawa Greenbelt|greenbelt]] split between them), [[Kanata, Ontario|Kanata]], and Nepean.<ref>{{Cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=29 January 2018 |title=Orléans {{!}} Ottawa Lives Here |url=https://www.ottawaliveshere.com/orleans/ |access-date=22 October 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022194548/https://www.ottawaliveshere.com/orleans/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The towns of [[Stittsville, Ontario|Stittsville]] and [[Richmond, Ontario|Richmond]] within the former [[Goulbourn Township, Ontario|Goulbourn Township]] are to the southwest.<ref name="hoods" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanata Central |url=https://ottawatourism.ca/en/about-ottawa/neighbourhoods/kanata-central |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=Ottawa Tourism |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520172223/https://ottawatourism.ca/en/about-ottawa/neighbourhoods/kanata-central |url-status=live}}</ref> Nepean as a suburb also includes [[Barrhaven, Ontario|Barrhaven]].<ref name="hoods" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepean {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nepean |access-date=17 July 2022 |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717215620/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nepean |url-status=live}}</ref> The communities of [[Manotick, Ontario|Manotick]] and [[Riverside South, Ottawa|Riverside South]] are on the other side of the Rideau River, and [[Greely, Ontario|Greely]], southeast of Riverside South.<ref name="hoods" />

A number of rural communities (villages and [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]]) are also part of the City of Ottawa.<ref name="gmap" /> Some of these communities are [[Burritts Rapids, Ontario|Burritts Rapids]]; [[Ashton, Ontario|Ashton]]; [[Fallowfield, Ontario|Fallowfield]]; [[Kars, Ontario|Kars]]; [[Fitzroy Harbour, Ontario|Fitzroy Harbour]]; [[Munster, Ontario|Munster]]; [[Carp, Ontario|Carp]]; [[North Gower, Ontario|North Gower]]; [[Metcalfe, Ontario|Metcalfe]]; [[Constance Bay, Ontario|Constance Bay]] and [[Osgoode, Ontario|Osgoode]].<ref name="hoods" /> Several [[town]]s are within the federally defined National Capital Region but outside of Ottawa's municipal boundaries;<ref name="gmap" /> these include communities of [[Almonte, Ontario|Almonte]], [[Carleton Place, Ontario|Carleton Place]], [[Embrun, Ontario|Embrun]], [[Kemptville, Ontario|Kemptville]], [[Rockland, Ontario|Rockland]], and [[Russell, Ontario (community)|Russell]].<ref name="hoods" />
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