The Golden Triangle is a sub-neighbourhood of

Centretown Centretown is a neighbourhood in Somerset Ward, in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is defined by the city as "the area bounded on the north by Gloucester Street and Lisgar Street, on the east by the Rideau Canal, on the south by the Qu ...

in Somerset Ward in central

Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

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. It borders Elgin Street, at its west, and the

Rideau Canal The Rideau Canal is a 202-kilometre long canal that links the Ottawa River at Ottawa with the Cataraqui River and Lake Ontario at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its 46 Lock (water navigation), locks raise boats from the Ottawa River 83 metres (272 ...

, at its east. The

Ottawa City Hall The current Ottawa City Hall () is the city hall of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th-century heritage wing located on Elgin Street. Although ...

is to its north and the Elgin Street Police Station to its south. According to the

2016 Canada Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census. ...

, the total population for this area was 5,778.Population calculated by combining Census Tract 0049.00 with Dissemination Block 35060338048 and Dissemination Areas 35060334, 35061716, 35061718, and 35060325 It is dominated by large single-family homes although many have since been subdivided, but it contains some condominiums and small apartment buildings. Its main western thoroughfare, Elgin Street (nicknamed " Sens Mile"), is home to boutiques and galleries, and it is surrounded by restaurants, cafes, bars, and nightclubs. Its eastern thoroughfare,

Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway is a scenic parkway in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Route description The parkway runs along the western edge of the Rideau Canal, from Laurier Avenue in the north to Dow's Lake where it turns into Prince of Wales Dri ...

, runs along the western edge of the Rideau Canal. Along the entire length of Queen Elizabeth Driveway is a multi-use

trail A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or a small paved road (though it can also be a route along a navigable waterways) generally not intended for usage by motorized vehicles, usually passing through a natural area. Ho ...

, which is part of the

Capital Pathway The Capital Pathway, also known informally as the Bike Path, is a recreational pathway interlinking many parks, waterways and sites in Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. Most of the pathway is paved, and allows an almost continuous route th ...

system. A series of explosions in the sewers caused property damage throughout the area on May 29, 1929.

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Neighbourhoods in Ottawa Shopping districts and streets in Canada {{ottawa-stub Diplomatic districts

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