Edmonton Capital Region

The Edmonton Capital Region (ECR), also commonly referred to Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a metropolitan area around the city of Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta.

The ECR based usually on the census area Edmonton. However, there are a variety of borders for various administrative tasks. The ECR is the northernmost metropolitan territory of Canada and is located in the heart of Alberta. It forms the northern terminus of the Calgary -Edmonton Corridor, one of the four largest Canadian economic regions, which are home to half of Canada's population.

Edmontoner urban area ( Edmonton CMA)

The Edmonton CMA includes the following 35 municipalities:

  • Five cities ( Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, St. Albert, and Spruce Grove );
  • A special municipality ( Strathcona County), which includes the municipality of Sherwood Park;
  • Three municipal districts ( Leduc County, Parkland County and Sturgeon County);
  • 10 Towns (Beaumont, Bon Accord, Bruderheim, Calmar, Devon, Gibbons, Legal, Morinville, Redwater and Stony Plain );
  • Five villages (New Sarepta, Spring Lake, Thorsby, Wabamun and Warburg );
  • Eight summer villages (Betula Beach, Golden Days, Itaska Beach, Kapasiwin, Lakeview, Point Alison, Seba Beach, Sundance Beach ); and
  • Three First Nations (Alexander First Nation IR No. or Alexander. 134, Enoch Cree Nation # 440 and Stony Plain No IR. 135 and Paul First Nation or Wabamun IR No. 133A and 133B ).

Contrary to popular belief there ( the western parts of ) Lamont County and Elk Iceland National Park are not included in Edmonton CMA. Only after the division of the transport links in the provincial government Lamont County but is part of the CMA.

The total area of ​​Edmonton CMA is 9418 km ². Edmonton CMA is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. The population was according to Canadian census of 2006 was 1,034,945

Former municipalities

Edmonton mean an end to three former municipalities: 1961 Beverly, 1964 Jasper Place and in 1912 Strathcona.

Regional population

Including the population Lamont ( 1664 ) and Lamont County ( 3925, both 2006 ) and the deduction of population Spring Lakes, the eight summer villages and the three First Nations, the population is 1,111,077.

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