Banff

town in Alberta, Canada
Organization town_in_alberta Q58337
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Banff

Summary

Banff is a town in Alberta[1]. Banff ranks in the top 2% of town_in_alberta entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,240 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Banff is located in Improvement District No. 09 (Banff National Park)[3].
  • Banff is located in Alberta[4].
  • Banff is in the country of Canada[5].
  • Banff's head of government is recorded as Corrie DiManno[6].
  • Banff's instance of is recorded as town in Alberta[7].
  • Banff's official language is recorded as French[8].
  • Banff's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Banff's shares border with is recorded as Improvement District No. 09 (Banff National Park)[10].
  • Banff is named after Banff[11].
  • Banff's twinned administrative body is recorded as Unzen[12].
  • Banff's Commons category is recorded as Banff, Alberta[13].
  • Banff's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00[14].
  • Banff's local dialing code is recorded as 1403[15].
  • 1885 marks the founding of Banff[16].
  • Banff's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.1781, 'lon': -115.572}[17].
  • Banff's official website is recorded as https://www.banff.ca/[18].
  • Banff's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Banff, Alberta[19].
  • Banff's Commons gallery is recorded as Banff, Alberta[20].
  • Banff has a population of {'amount': '+7584'}[21].
  • Banff has a population of {'amount': '+7851'}[22].
  • Banff has a population of {'amount': '+8305'}[23].
  • Banff's category for people born here is recorded as Q66006928[24].
  • Banff's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Banfite'}[25].
  • Banff's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Banff'}[26].
  • Banff sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1400'}[27].

Body

Founding

1885 marks the founding of Banff[16].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Banff include Banffia[28], a fossil taxon[29].

Why It Matters

Banff ranks in the top 2% of town_in_alberta entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,240 views/month).[2] Banff has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Banff is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Banff include Banffia[28], a fossil taxon[29].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . CBC News. Retrieved . cbc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . www12.statcan.gc.ca. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . canadainternational.gc.ca. canadainternational.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . www12.statcan.gc.ca. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Canada 2021 Census. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of town in Alberta
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4.77'}
    Website
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    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: banff, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289911042|banff (#289911042)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
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