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A city is the highest form of all incorporated urban municipality statuses used in the Canadian Province of Alberta. Alberta cities are created when communities with populations of at least 10,000 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller than 1,850 m², apply to Alberta Municipal Affairs for city status under ...
Alberta's largest city by population and land area is Calgary with 1,306,784 and 820.62 km 2 (316.84 sq mi), while Wetaskiwin is its smallest city by population with 12,594 and land area at 18.75 km 2 (7.24 sq mi). [3] Beaumont is Alberta's newest city; it became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [15]
A population centre, in Canadian census data, is a populated place, or a cluster of interrelated populated places, which meet the demographic characteristics of an urban area. A population centre has a population of at least 1,000 and a population density of no fewer than 400 people per square kilometre. [1]
Alberta has 105 towns that had a cumulative population of 455,053 and an average population of 4,293 in the 2016 Canadian Census. [2] Alberta's largest and smallest towns are Okotoks and Stavely with populations of 28,881 and 541 respectively. [2]
Lonely Planet named the top 10 best cities to travel to in 2025. Popular cities like Osaka, Japan, and Genoa, Italy, made the list. It also includes lesser-known cities like Pondicherry, India ...
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts (often named as counties), improvement districts, and special areas), Métis settlements, and Indian ...
Pages in category "Lists of populated places in Alberta" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities and 12 other communities eligible for city status. To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft). [1]