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Key facts
- Country
- Canada
- Province
- Alberta
- Region
- Alberta's Rockies
- Improvement district
- Improvement District No. 9
- Town
- January 1, 1990
- Named after
- Banff, Aberdeenshire
- Mayor
- Corrie DiManno
- Governing body
- Banff Town Council Barb Pelham Kaylee Ram Grant Canning Cheryl “Chip” Olver Ted Christensen Hugh Pettigrew
- Manager
- Kelly Gibson
- Mp yellowhead
- William Stevenson
- Mla banff kananaskis
- Sarah Elmeligi
- Land
- 4.08 km (1.58 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
- Total
- 8,305
- Density
- 2,033.8/km (5,268/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Banffite
- Time zone
- UTC−07:00 ( MST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−06:00 (MDT)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Banff, AB - Official Website | Official Website
The official website of the Town of Banff. We are a municipality located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Encyclopedic overview
Banff is a resort town in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, 126 km (78 mi) west of Calgary, 58 km (36 mi) east of Lake Louise, and 1,400 to 1,630 m (4,590 to 5,350 ft) above sea level.
Banff was the first municipality to incorporate within a Canadian national park. The town is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Banff” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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