Calgary
Calgary is the biggest city in Alberta, Canada, with 1,300,000 people living in it, as of 2021. However, Edmonton is the capital city.
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Calgary Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | 6 |
| Municipal districts | Rocky View County and Foothills County |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Incorporated[3] | |
| • Town | November 7, 1884 |
| • City | January 1, 1894 |
| Named for | Calgary, Mull |
| Government | |
| • Body | Calgary City Council |
| • Mayor | Jyoti Gondek |
| • Manager | David Duckworth[4] |
| Area (2021)[5] | |
| • Land | 820.62 km2 (316.84 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 621.72 km2 (240.05 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,098.68 km2 (1,968.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,045 m (3,428 ft) |
| Population | |
| • City | 1,306,784 (3rd) |
| • Density | 1,592.4/km2 (4,124/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,305,550 (4th) |
| • Urban density | 2,099.9/km2 (5,439/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,481,806 (5th) |
| • Metro density | 290.6/km2 (753/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| FSAs | |
| NTS Map | 082O01 |
| GNBC Code | IAKID |
| GDP (Calgary CMA) | CA$102.66 billion (2020)[9] |
| GDP per capita (Calgary CMA) | CA$79,885 (2022)[10] |
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It is in the southern half of Alberta, near the Rocky Mountains. It lies about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of the Canadian Rockies, 280 km (170 mi) south of Edmonton, approximately 240 km (150 mi) north of the Canada–United States border, 215 km (134 mi) northwest of Lethbridge, 295 km (183 mi) northwest of Medicine Hat, and 279 miles (449 km) northeast of Spokane, Washington.
Economy
There are many oil and gas businesses in Calgary, which has many skyscrapers.
Around Calgary are many farms where cows are raised.
Climate
Calgary has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Koeppen climate classification) and has long, cold, dry winters. The summers are warm and have moderate rainfall. Sometimes, a wind, called a chinook, blows through Calgary and can make some winter days less cold.
Activities
Calgary has a famous event, the Calgary Stampede, every year. Many rides are rented, and a huge festival is there for the city to join. The Calgary Stampede is the largest rodeo in the world, and cowboys can win a lot of money there. Cowboys also race with chuckwagons, which are four-wheeled carts that are pulled by horses.
In 1988, the Winter Olympics were held in Calgary.
Calgary has many museum like the Glenbow Museum and the Aero Space Museum. The Calgary Flames, an ice hockey team of the National Hockey League, play in Calgary at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Media
Calgary Media
In 1875, the North-West Mounted Police erected Fort Calgary to police the area.
Downtown after the Calgary Fire of 1886
Postcard of 1st Street West, Calgary, postmarked May 8, 1913
Rounding up cattle for the first Calgary Stampede in 1912. The Stampede is one of the world's largest rodeos.
Program for the 1912 Calgary Stampede, featuring the Big Four: Burns, Lane, Cross, and McLean
Richard Bedford Bennett, the eleventh prime minister of Canada, and first prime minister from Calgary.
From the 1970s onward, the population of Calgary grew significantly, with many high-rises constructed to accommodate the growth.
Satellite view of Calgary. The city is located at the transition zone between the foothills and the prairies, south of Edmonton.
Calgary's Eau Claire community, adjacent to downtown and Prince's Island Park
Ice skating on the frozen stream in Bowness Park. Winters in Calgary are cold and dry, with temperatures dropping below −20 °C (−4 °F).
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References
- ↑ Eric Volmers (May 13, 2012). Alberta's best in TV, film feted at Rosies. Postmedia Network. https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Alberta+best+film+feted+Rosies/6613055/story.html. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ Curtis Stock (July 7, 2009). Alberta's got plenty of swing. Postmedia Network. https://calgaryherald.com/sports/Alberta+plenty+swing/1768383/story.html. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ↑ Location and History Profile: City of Calgary (June 17, 2016)Alberta Municipal Affairs. p. 15. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ↑ City Manager's Biography (August 30, 2019)City of Calgary. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) (February 9, 2022)Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ↑ Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) (January 2012)Safety Codes Council. p. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres (February 9, 2022)Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ↑ Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (February 9, 2022)Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ↑ Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (December 6, 2023).
- ↑ Why Calgary? Our Economy in Depth (June 2022)Calgary Economic Development. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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