Kanata
| Kanata | |||
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 The Kanata lettering on Highway 417 |
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| Location in Ontario | |||
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 19 ′ N , 75 ° 56 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 59.7 km² | ||
| Residents : | 117,304 (as of 2016) | ||
| Population density : | 1,964.9 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Standard Time Zone | ||
| Postal code : | K2L, K2M | ||
| Area code : | +1 613,343 | ||
Kanata is a large suburb in the western part of the Canadian capital Ottawa . Before Kanata became part of Ottawa in 2001, it was Canada's fastest growing city. In 2011 it had 101,760 inhabitants, with an annual growth of 3.3%.
history
The present-day area of Kanata was originally part of the urban area of March and first settled by Europeans in the early 19th century . It was mostly concerned with agriculture until the 1960s when heavy industry became more widespread. Today's Kanata was shaped by Bill Teron , who is considered the father of Kanata . He leased over 12 km² of land and built a modern society there. It was planned to create a mix of office buildings, residential areas and green spaces.
Kanata grew very quickly, became independent of the urban area of March and an independent city in 1978. In 2001 it became part of Ottawa, along with a number of other cities. The city became an important high-tech center. DEC was one of the pioneers in this area.
Since the incorporation, Kanata is no longer a separate administrative unit , but consists of several so-called wards . Nevertheless, the place is defined by the Canadian statistical authority as a so-called population center .
area
Kanata is located 22 km south-west of the Canadian capital Ottawa on Highway 417 and has an area of 132 km².
On the northern border, it is on the Ottawa River . To the east it borders on Nepean . Stittsville is on the western border . Stittsville was once a peasantry and later part of the city of Goulbourn . In 2001 it also became part of Ottawa. The city is strongly influenced by the high-tech industry. To the south, Kanata borders Richmond , which in 2001 also became part of Ottawa.
population
In 2011 just over 100,000 people lived in Kanata (including neighboring Stittsville); almost all of them in private households. The vast majority (approx. 75%) of the residents speak English as their mother tongue. The spread of the French language is below average for Ottawa.
politics
Kanata is the largest settlement in the Kanata-Carleton constituency , represented by Liberal Karen McCrimmon since the 2015 general election.
Kanata had three mayors between 1978 and 2001:
- Marianne Wilkinson (1978–1985)
- Of Adam (1985-1991)
- Merle Nicholds (1991-2000)
economy
The Canadian airline First Air is headquartered in Kanata. A number of high-tech companies have offices in Kanata, e. B .:
- Juniper Networks
- BlackBerry
- Mitel
- March Networks
- Alcatel-Lucent
- Bridgewater Systems
- DragonWave
- Solace systems
- CounterPath Corporation
- Protecode
- Dell Canada
- HP
- Smart Technologies
- Norpak
- Nortel
- North ion
- BreconRidge
- AMCC
- Cisco Systems
The high-tech industry is concentrated along March Road (in Kanata North Business Park and Kanata Research Park ) and Eagleson Road (in Kanata South Business Park ).
architecture
- Canadian Tire Center (1000 Palladium Drive) is the home of the Ottawa Senators and the venue for many concerts. Previous names were The Palladium (1996), The Corel Center (1996-2005) and Scotiabank Place (2005-2012)
- The Brookstreet Hotel (525 Legget Drive)
- Kanata Centrum is Ottawa's third largest shopping mall.
- The Ron Maslin Playhouse (1 Ron Maslin Place) is a 350-seat theater that was completed in 1996.
- The AMC Kanata 24 Theaters is the largest cinema in Ottawa.
Sports
Kanata is home to the Ottawa Senators professional ice hockey team who play in the National Hockey League . The Senators play at the Canadian Tire Center . The women's team plays in the Bell Sensplex. The Kanata Soccer Club with 4,500 players the largest sports club in Kanata and the second largest in Ottawa.
Population development
Metropolitan area:
| year | Residents |
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| 1971 | 7,000 |
| 1976 | 12,000 |
| 1981 | 18,000 |
| 1986 | 26,000 |
| 1991 | 35,000 |
| 1996 | 46,000 |
| 2001 | 56,000 |
| 2005 | 70,000 |
| 2006 | 86,632 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ " First Air Head Office ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note ." First Air . dated September 17, 2009.
