Calgary
Sign in to saveCalgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making Calgary the third-largest city (after Toronto and Montreal) and the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
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Calgary is the largest city in Alberta, Canada, and the country's third-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.3 million people as of 2021. It matters as a major urban center in Canada and serves as an important economic and cultural hub for the western part of the country.
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Place details
- Locality
- Calgary
- Region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Population
- 1,306,784
- Timezone
Article
65 sectionsContents
- Origin of name
- History
- Early history
- Turmoil in 1885 and 1886 and the "Sandstone City"
- 1887 to 1900
- Turn of the 20th century
- Stampede City
- Early oil and gas
- Early politics 1910s to 1940s
- 1960s to 1970s
- 1970s and 1980s: economic boom and bust
- Olympic legacy
- 1990s to present
- Geography
- Flora and fauna
- Neighbourhoods
- Climate
- Demographics
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Economy
- Arts and culture
- Stage
- Theatre
- Music
- Dance
- Film and television
- Print media
- Visual art
- Libraries
- Museums
- Festivals
- Arts education
- Attractions
- Sports and recreation
- Government
- Municipal politics
- Provincial politics
- Federal politics
- Crime
- Military
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Public transit
- Airports
- Pedestrian and cycling
- Skyway
- Roads and highways
- Rail
- Water infrastructure
- Bearspaw South Feeder Main failures
- Health care
- Education
- Primary and secondary
- Post-secondary
- Media
- Notable people
- International relations
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Works cited
- Further reading
- External links
Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making Calgary the third-largest city (after Toronto and Montreal) and the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Calgary is at the confluence of the Bow River and the Elbow River in the southwestern portion of Alberta, in the transitional area between the Rocky Mountain Foothills and the Canadian Prairies. It is about east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies, south of the provincial capital, Edmonton, northwest of Medicine Hat, and approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The city anchors the south end of the Statistics Canada-defined urban area, the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor.