Barrhaven

Barrhaven
Community
A group of homes in Barrhaven on Woodroffe Avenue, between Fallowfield Road and Earl Mulligan Drive
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Ottawa
Established	1960s
City of Nepean	1978
City of Ottawa	2001
Government
• Mayor	Jim Watson
• City councillors	Michael Qaqish, Jan Harder
• Member of Parliament	Chandra Arya
• Member of Provincial Parliament	Lisa MacLeod
Area
• Total	42.93 km2 (16.58 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	72,324
• Density	1,684.7/km2 (4,363/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Forward sortation area	K2G, K2J
Area code(s)	Area code 613

Barrhaven is a rapidly growing suburban neighbourhood in the southwest of the urban area of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about 17 km (11 mi) southwest of downtown Ottawa. Prior to amalgamation with Ottawa in 2001, Barrhaven was part of the City of Nepean. Its population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 72,324.

Barrhaven is approximately bounded to the north by the Greenbelt, to the east by the Rideau River, to the west by Highway 416, and to the south by the new Half Moon Bay development along Cambrian Road south of the Jock River. The area is diagonally bisected by CN rail tracks. Barrhaven is surrounded by rural areas and farmland, with the exception of the growing Riverside South area across the Rideau River. Directly south of Barrhaven is Manotick a commuter town of the city.

Barrhaven is divided into several areas: Barrhaven proper or Old Barrhaven is the westernmost part of the neighbourhood, lying between Cedarview Road and Greenbank Road. New residential development is expanding the west side of Old Barrhaven between Cedarview and Strandherd Drive. Also included in this area is a triangle of land east of Greenbank between Fallowfield Road and the railway tracks known as Knollsbrook or The Triangle. South of this is the area known as Longfields, which stretches south to Strandherd and east to Woodroffe Avenue. Sandwiched between the railway tracks, Jockvale Road, Greenbank and Strandherd is the neighbourhood of Barrhaven on the Green. East of Woodroffe, next to the Rideau River, is the neighbourhood of Davidson Heights. South of Strandherd and east of Greenbank is a new community known as Chapman Mills. As Prince of Wales Drive approaches Jockvale, there is a thriving community known as Stonebridge that is located beside the Stonebridge Golf & Country Club.