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Edmonton

Also known as Edmonton, Alberta, Edmonton, AB, City of Edmonton

Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. Edmonton is located in Treaty 6 territory. The city anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".

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Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta, Canada, located on the North Saskatchewan River and serving as the center of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. It is an important anchor point in Alberta's geography, marking the northern end of the major Calgary-Edmonton Corridor.

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Settlement.name: Edmonton
Settlement.nicknames: Canada's Festival City, City of Champions, The Oil Capital of Canada more...
Settlement.named_for: Edmonton, London
Settlement.motto: Industry, integrity, progress
Settlement.settlement_type: City and provincial capital
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Edmonton.svg
Settlement.image_shield: EdmontonCOA.svg
Settlement.shield_link: Coat of arms of Edmonton
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Settlement.mapframe shape: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Canada#Alberta
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Edmonton in Alberta
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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
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Wikidata facts

Official name: City of Edmonton
Demonym: edmontoniani
Population: 1010899
Area: 685.25
Elevation: 674
Official website: www.edmonton.ca
Image: Downtown edmonton.jpg
Nominal GDP: 91570000000
Dialing code: 587

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Commons gallery: Edmonton
inception: 1904-10-08
postal code: T6
time of earliest written record: 1795-00-00
name: Edmonton
Commons category: Edmonton
external data available at URL: data.edmonton.ca
email address: mailto:[email protected]
native label: Edmonton
social media followers: 15900
maximum temperature record: 37.2
minimum temperature record: -49.4
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Contents

Origin of name
History
History of municipal governance
Geography
Climate
Metropolitan area
Neighbourhoods
Demographics
Ethnicity
Religion
Economy
Retail
Arts and culture
Performing arts
Festivals
Music
Nightlife
Attractions
Parkland and environment
Museums and galleries
Sports and recreation
Government
City council
Provincial politics
Federal politics
Fire department
Policing
Military
Crime
Infrastructure
Transportation
Aviation
Rail
Public transit
Roads and highways
Trail system
Electricity and water
Waste disposal
Health care
Education
Primary and secondary
Post-secondary
Media
Sister cities
See also
Footnotes
References
Further reading
External links

The Edmonton area was first inhabited by First Nations peoples, and was also a historic site for the Métis. By 1795, many trading posts had been established in the region. "Fort Edmonton", as it was known, became the main centre for trade in the area after the 1821 merger of the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. It remained sparsely populated until the Canadian acquisition of Rupert's Land in 1870, followed eventually by the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1891, its inauguration as a city in 1904, and its designation as the capital of the new province of Alberta in 1905. Its growth was facilitated through the absorption of five adjacent urban municipalities (Strathcona, North Edmonton, West Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place) in addition to a series of annexations through 1982, and the annexation of of land from Leduc County and the City of Beaumont on January 1, 2019.