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Calgary

city in Alberta, Canada

Calgary is the biggest city in Alberta, Canada. More than 1,000,000 people live in Calgary. The city is in the southern half of Alberta near the Rocky Mountains.

Calgary
City
City of Calgary
Downtown Calgary 2020-3.jpg
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Olympic Plaza Calgary.jpg
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Calgary Stampede Rodeo final day 18 - 2011.jpg
From top, left to right: Downtown Calgary skyline, Stephen Avenue, Lougheed House, Olympic Plaza, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary Stampede Rodeo.
Flag of Calgary
Flag
Nickname(s): 
The Stampede City, Cowtown, Mohkínstsis, Wichispa Oyade, Guts'ists'i more...[1][2]
Motto(s): 
Onward
Calgary is located in Alberta
Calgary
Calgary
Location of Calgary in Alberta
Calgary is located in Canada
Calgary
Calgary
Calgary (Canada)
Calgary is located in North America
Calgary
Calgary
Calgary (North America)
Coordinates: 51°02′51″N 114°03′45″W / 51.04750°N 114.06250°W / 51.04750; -114.06250Coordinates: 51°02′51″N 114°03′45″W / 51.04750°N 114.06250°W / 51.04750; -114.06250
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCalgary Metropolitan Region
Census division6
Adjacent municipal districtsRocky View County and Foothills County
Founded1875
Incorporated[3] 
 • TownNovember 7, 1884
 • CityJanuary 1, 1894
Named forCalgary, Mull
Government
 • Body
 • MayorNaheed Nenshi
 • ManagerDavid Duckworth[4]
 • MPs
List of MPs
 • MLAs
List of MLAs
Area
 (2016)[5][6]
 • Land825.56 km2 (318.75 sq mi)
 • Urban
586.08 km2 (226.29 sq mi)
 • Metro
5,110.21 km2 (1,973.06 sq mi)
Elevation
1,045 m (3,428 ft)
Population
 (2016)[5][6]
 • City1,239,220
 • Estimate 
(2020)
1,361,852[8]
 • Density1,501.1/km2 (3,888/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,237,656
 • Urban density2,111/km2 (5,470/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,392,609 (4th)
 • Metro density272.5/km2 (706/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2019)
1,285,711[7]
Demonym(s)Calgarian
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Forward sortation areas
T1Y, T2A - T3S
Area code(s)403, 587, 825
NTS Map082O01
GNBC CodeIAKID
Major airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)
HighwaysAlberta Highway 1.svg Alberta Highway 1A.svg Alberta Highway 2.svg Alberta Highway 2A.svg Alberta Highway 8.svg Alberta Highway 22X.svg Alberta Highway 201.svg Alberta Highway 564.svg Alberta Highway 772.svg
Public transitCalgary Transit
WaterwaysBow River, Elbow River, Glenmore Reservoir
GDP (Calgary CMA)CA$101.1 billion (2016)[9]
GDP per capita (Calgary CMA)CA$72,610 (2016)
Websitewww.calgary.ca
For other uses, see Calgary (disambiguation).

EconomyEdit

There are many oil and gas businesses in Calgary. There are many skyscrapers in the city.

Around Calgary there are many farms where cows are raised.

ClimateEdit

Calgary has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Koeppen climate classification). It has long, cold, dry winters. The summers are warm with moderate rainfall. Sometimes a wind called a Chinook blows through Calgary. This wind can make some days in winter less cold.

ActivitiesEdit

Calgary has a famous event called The Calgary Stampede every year. They rent many rides and have a huge festival for the city to join. The Calgary Stampede is the largest rodeo in the world. At the Stampede, cowboys can win a lot of money. Cowboys also race with chuckwagons at the Stampede. Chuckwagons are carts with four wheels pulled by horses. In 1988, the Winter Olympics were held in Calgary.

Calgary has many museums, such as the Glenbow Museum and the Aero Space Museum. The Calgary Flames (an NHL ice hockey team) play in Calgary at Scotiabank Saddledome.

MediaEdit

Calgary Stations

CBRT CBC

CFCN CTV Television Network

CICT Global Television Network

CTV Two

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Eric Volmers (May 13, 2012). "Alberta's best in TV, film feted at Rosies". Calgary Herald. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Curtis Stock (July 7, 2009). "Alberta's got plenty of swing". Calgary Herald. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Location and History Profile: City of Calgary" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 17, 2016. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "City Manager's Biography". City of Calgary. August 30, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2019 Census Results Released". City of Calgary. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2016 boundaries". 13 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Table 36-10-0468-01 Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by census metropolitan area (CMA) (x 1,000,000)". Statistics Canada. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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