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This is a list of incorporated cities in Canada, in alphabetical order categorized by province or territory. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province.
Beaumont became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [3] 157 elected city officials (19 mayors and 138 councillors) provide city governance throughout the province. [4] The highest density of cities in Alberta is found in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Beaumont, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove and St. Albert).
[2] [3] These 19 cities include Lloydminster, of which a portion is located within the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan. [14] 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]
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 ...
List of municipalities in Alberta. List of cities in Alberta; List of improvement districts in Alberta; List of Metis settlements in Alberta; List of municipal districts in Alberta; List of special areas in Alberta; List of specialized municipalities in Alberta; List of summer villages in Alberta; List of towns in Alberta; List of villages in ...
There are currently nine towns – Blackfalds, Canmore, Cochrane, High River, Okotoks, Stony Plain, Strathmore, Sylvan Lake and Whitecourt – that are eligible for city status having populations in excess of 10,000. [10] In addition, the Town of Hinton has expressed interest in incorporating as a city once it surpasses 10,000 people. [56]
Between 2011 and 2016, the six fastest-growing CMAs by percentage growth were located in Western Canada, with Alberta's two CMAs, Calgary and Edmonton, leading the country. Saskatoon, Regina, and Lethbridge rounded out the top five in the country and each grew by at least 10%. Of the remaining 30 CMAs, population growth was recorded in all but ...
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