Calgary

Calgary is the biggest city in Alberta, Canada, with 1,300,000 people living in it, as of 2021. However, Edmonton is the capital city.

Calgary
City
City of Calgary
Skyline of Downtown Calgary Stephen Avenue Lougheed House Olympic Plaza SAIT Heritage Hall Calgary Stampede Rodeo
Nicknames:  The Stampede City, Cowtown, Mohkínstsis, Wîchîspa Oyade, Guts’ists’i more...[1][2]
Motto:  Onward
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Coordinates: 51°3′N 114°4′W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Calgary Metropolitan Region
Census division	6
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	Jyoti Gondek
• Manager	David Duckworth[4]
Area  (2021)[5]
• Land	820.62 km2 (316.84 sq mi)
• Urban	621.72 km2 (240.05 sq mi)
• Metro	5,098.68 km2 (1,968.61 sq mi)
Elevation [6]	1,045 m (3,428 ft)
Population  (2021)[5][7][8]
• City	1,306,784 (3rd)
• Density	1,592.4/km2 (4,124/sq mi)
• Urban	1,305,550 (4th)
• Urban density	2,099.9/km2 (5,439/sq mi)
• Metro	1,481,806 (5th)
• Metro density	290.6/km2 (753/sq mi)
Demonym	Calgarian
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
FSAs	T1Y, T2A - T3S
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825, 368
NTS Map	082O01
GNBC Code	IAKID
GDP (Calgary CMA)	CA$102.66 billion (2020)[9]
GDP per capita (Calgary CMA)	CA$79,885 (2022)[10]
Website	www.calgary.ca

For other uses, see Calgary (disambiguation).

It is in the southern half of Alberta, near the Rocky Mountains.

Economy

There are many oil and gas businesses in Calgary, which has many skyscrapers.

Around Calgary 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 four-wheeled carts 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 ice hockey team of the National Hockey League, play in Calgary at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Media

Calgary Stations

CKAL Citytv

CFCN CTV Television Network

CICT Global Television Network

CTV Two