Kanata, Ontario
Kanata | |
|---|---|
Community | |
Three-metre-high sign at Kanata's eastern boundary | |
Kanata Location in Ottawa | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′N 75°54′W / 45.333°N 75.900°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Ottawa |
| Incorporated | 1978 |
| Amalgamated | 2001 |
| Government | |
| • City councillors | Cathy Curry, Allan Hubley, Clarke Kelly |
| • Member of Parliament | Jenna Sudds |
| • Member of Provincial Parliament | Karen McCrimmon |
| Area | |
• Community | 133.05 km2 (51.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 132.21 km2 (51.05 sq mi) |
| In 2001, at time of dissolution | |
| Population (2021) | |
• Community | 98,938 (Former city) |
| • Urban | 137,118 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code FSA | K2L, K2M, K2K |
| Area codes | 613, 343, 753 |
| Website | https://web.ncf.ca/aj624/kanata.html |
Kanata (/kəˈnætə/, kə-NAT-ə) is a satellite community and former city within Ottawa, Ontario. It is located about 22 km (14 mi) west of the city's downtown core. As of 2021, the former City of Kanata had a population of 98,938, with the population centre (which includes next-door Stittsville) having a population of 137,118. Before it was amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001, it was one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada and the fastest-growing community in Eastern Ontario. Located just to the west of the National Capital Commission Greenbelt, it is one of the largest of several communities that surround central Ottawa.