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Diamond Valley is Alberta's newest town, which incorporated on January 1, 2023 via amalgamation of the former towns of Black Diamond and Turner Valley. [ 3 ] When a town's population exceeds 10,000 people, the council may request a change to city status, but the change in incorporated status is not mandatory. [ 4 ]
Alberta's largest city by population and land area is Calgary with 1,306,784 and 820.62 km 2 (316.84 sq mi), while Wetaskiwin is its smallest city by population with 12,594 and land area at 18.75 km 2 (7.24 sq mi). [3] Beaumont is Alberta's newest city; it became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [15]
Beaumont became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [3] 157 elected city officials (19 mayors and 138 councillors) provide city governance throughout the province. [4] The highest density of cities in Alberta is found in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Beaumont, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove and St. Albert).
Pre-2019 Map of Edmonton and adjoining St. Albert and Sherwood Park. The City of Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, Canada is divided into 7 geographic sectors [1] and 375 neighbourhoods, [2] not including those proposed and planned neighbourhoods that have yet to be developed. This article generally describes each sector, their ...
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts (often named as counties), improvement districts, and special areas), Métis settlements, and Indian ...
A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital (Ottawa). An italicized city is its largest in its province. The three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and one province (Prince Edward Island) do not have municipalities among the 100 most populous in Canada.
Distribution of Alberta's 19 cities and 12 other communities eligible for city status. To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft). [1]
Town 6,545 Y Edmonton: City 1,010,899 972,223 2019 Y Enoch Cree Nation 135: Indian reserve 1,825 N Fort Saskatchewan: City 27,088 26,942 2019 Y Gibbons: Town 3,218 N Golden Days: Summer village 248 N Itaska Beach: Summer village 30 N Kapasiwin: Summer village 24 N Lakeview: Summer village 29 N Leduc: City 34,094 33,032 2019 Y Leduc County ...