Calgary
Calgary is the biggest city in Alberta, Canada. More than 1,000,000 people live in the city. It is in the southern half of Alberta, near the Rocky Mountains.
Calgary | |
|---|---|
| City of Calgary | |
  .jpg)    From top, left to right: Downtown Calgary skyline, Stephen Avenue, Lougheed House, Olympic Plaza, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary Stampede Rodeo. | |
| Nicknames: | |
| Motto: Onward | |
| Coordinates: 51°02′51″N 114°03′45″W / 51.04750°N 114.06250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Calgary Metropolitan Region |
| Census division | 6 |
| Adjacent 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 | |
| • Mayor | Naheed Nenshi |
| • Manager | David Duckworth[4] |
| • MPs | List of MPs |
| • MLAs | List of MLAs |
| Area | |
| • Land | 825.56 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 | |
| • City | 1,239,220 |
| • Estimate (2020) | 1,361,852[8] |
| • Density | 1,501.1/km2 (3,888/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,237,656 |
| • Urban density | 2,111/km2 (5,470/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,392,609 (4th) |
| • Metro density | 272.5/km2 (706/sq mi) |
| • Municipal census (2019) | 1,285,711[7] |
| Demonym | Calgarian |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation areas | |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
| NTS Map | 082O01 |
| GNBC Code | IAKID |
| Major airport | Calgary International Airport (YYC) |
| Highways |          |
| Public transit | Calgary Transit |
| Waterways | Bow River, Elbow River, Glenmore Reservoir |
| GDP (Calgary CMA) | CA$101.1 billion (2016)[9] |
| GDP per capita (Calgary CMA) | CA$72,610 (2016) |
| Website | calgary |
Economy
changeThere are many oil and gas businesses in Calgary, which has many skyscrapers.
Around Calgary there are many farms where cows are raised.
Climate
changeCalgary 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
changeCalgary 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 carts with four wheels 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 NHL ice hockey team, play in Calgary at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Media
changeReferences
change- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "City Manager's Biography". City of Calgary. August 30, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 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.
- ↑ "2019 Census Results Released". City of Calgary. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Population estimates, July 1, by census subdivision, 2016 boundaries". 13 January 2022.
- ↑ "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.
