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Kanata was a suburban city just west of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada until it was merged with Ottawa in 2001 to become a part of the new city of Ottawa. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the population of Kanata was 59,700. The estimated 2005 population is about 72,000.

Kanata is located about 22 km (14 miles) west-southwest of downtown Ottawa along Highway 417.

Latitude of 45 degrees 18" North and a longitude of 75 degrees 55" West, and an area of 139 square kilometers. It is part of the Ottawa Valley.

Kanata is the site of Scotiabank Place, home arena of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League and many large concerts. This building was formerly known as The Corel Centre.

Kanata is home to many of the major high-tech employers of Ottawa, such as Nortel, Alcatel, Cisco Systems, Inc., HP, March Networks, Ubiquity Software, Norpak, and Mitel. The high-tech industry clusters along March Road, in the Kanata North Business Park, and along Eagleson Road, in the Kanata South Business Park.

Kanata is home to a professional sports team, the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. It has several sports associations with regular activities, the most visible being the large golf clubs (one of them right in the middle of the town), the sailing club and the bicycle club.

Major educational facilities in the Kanata region are:

Primary Schools: Holy Redeemer Catholic School, St Martins de Porres, George Vanier, Castlefrank Elementary, Glen Cairn Public School, John Young Elementary, Katimavik Elementary School, Roland Michener Public School, St Isidore Catholic School, St James Catholic School, Stephen Leacock Public Sch, Erskine Johnston,École Roger-Saint-Denis, Katimavik École Élizabeth-Bruyère, Bridlewood, Holy Spirit, Stittsville Public School, Ottawa Waldorf School.

Secondary Schools: Holy Trinity, Earl of March, A.Y Jackson High School, West Carleton Secondary.

Kanata was incorporated as a city in 1978 out of the Township of March, and portions of the Township of Goulbourn and the Township of Nepean (subsequently the City of Nepean).

Kanata has a historic site, Pinhey's Point.

DEC was one of the pioneer technology companies in Kanata. The DEC campus has been successively Digital, Compaq, and is now HP.

On January 1, 2001, Kanata was annexed into the new city of Ottawa.
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