Calgary
city in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
| 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 | Calgary City Council
|
| • 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[7] |
| • 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[8] |
| Demonym | Calgarian |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation areas | T1Y, T2A - T3S |
| 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
There are many oil and gas businesses in Calgary, which has many skyscrapers.
Around Calgary there are many farms where cows are raised.
Climate
Calgary 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
Calgary 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
Calgary Stations
CKAL Citytv
References
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