Calgary

largest city in Alberta, Canada
City city Q36312
Calgary
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Calgary is a city located in Canada [1][1]. Founded in 1875, it has grown to become a significant urban center with a population of 1.3 million residents as of 2021 [1][2][3]. The city covers approximately 825.3 million in area and sits at an elevation of 1.0 kilometers . Calgary operates on Mountain Standard Time, which is UTC−07:00 .

Calgary

Summary

Calgary is a city[1]. Calgary has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Calgary is located in Alberta[3].
  • Calgary is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Calgary is on the body of water Bow River[5].
  • Calgary is on the body of water Elbow River[6].
  • Calgary is on the body of water Glenmore Reservoir[7].
  • Calgary's head of government is recorded as Jyoti Gondek[8].
  • Calgary is on the continent of North America[9].
  • Calgary's instance of is recorded as city[10].
  • Calgary's instance of is recorded as city in Alberta[11].
  • Calgary's instance of is recorded as big city[12].
  • Calgary's shares border with is recorded as Rocky View County[13].
  • Calgary's shares border with is recorded as Tsuu T'ina Nation 145[14].
  • Calgary's shares border with is recorded as Foothills County[15].
  • Calgary's shares border with is recorded as Chestermere[16].
  • Calgary is named after Calgary[17].
  • Calgary's flag is recorded as flag of Calgary[18].
  • Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Phoenix[19].
  • Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daejeon[20].
  • Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naucalpan[21].
  • Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sarajevo[22].
  • Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daqing[23].
  • Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jaipur[24].
  • Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quebec City[25].
  • Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mazkeret Batya[26].
  • Calgary's legislative body is recorded as Calgary City Council[27].

Body

Geography

Calgary is in the country of Canada[4]. Calgary is located in Alberta[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Bow River[5], a river[28], in Canada[29]; Elbow River[6], a river[30], in Canada[31]; and Glenmore Reservoir[7], a reservoir[32], in Canada[33]. Calgary is on the continent of North America[9]. Calgary is part of Calgary Metropolitan Region[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1239220'}[35], {'amount': '+1096835'}[36], and {'amount': '+1306784'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[10], city in Alberta[11], and big city[12].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 1875[38] and November 7, 1884[39]. Calgary is named after Calgary[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Calgary include Calgary International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in Canada[42] and Calgary/Springbank Airport[43], an airport[44], in Canada[45].

Why It Matters

Calgary has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Calgary is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for Calgary include Calgary International Airport[40], an international airport[41], in Canada[42] and Calgary/Springbank Airport[43], an airport[44], in Canada[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . www12.statcan.gc.ca. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . daejeon.go.kr. daejeon.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . canadainternational.gc.ca. canadainternational.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [38] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [39] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Canada 2016 Census. Retrieved . www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . calgary.ca. Retrieved . calgary.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [37] . Canada 2021 Census. www12.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag calgary
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  2. 5d ago · Abductive · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 51.05, 'lon': -114.06666666666666}
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  3. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaycities id calgary
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13968]]: calgary, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/226428994|Calgary (#226428994)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7294|GayCities city]] #mix'n"
  4. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0222742-Calgary-Alberta
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0222742-Calgary-Alberta, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  5. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 109303, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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