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Originally Posted by getbak
That would seem to indicate that the Ottawa CMA number includes most of the surrounding communities, but Calgary's doesn't.
All I know is that when I visit Ottawa (which I do about once a year for work), it doesn't "feel" as big as Calgary.
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Ontario has been settled much longer than Alberta, and there are many more good-sized small towns surrounding Ottawa, compared to Calgary.
ONTARIO MUNICIPALITIES ADJACENT TO OTTAWA (OMATO)141,639
QUÉBEC MUNICIPALITIES ADJACENT TO GATINEAU (QMAG)48,537
In 2006, about 190,000 in towns surrounding the Ottawa Metro area.
http://ottawa.ca/en/city_hall/statis...ctions/extent/