Edmonton
capital city of the province of Alberta, Canada
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Summary
Edmonton is a provincial or territorial capital city in Canada[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alberta[2]
- Country: Canada[3]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Saskatchewan River[4], Mill Creek Ravine[5], Big Lake[6], Blackmud Creek[7], Horsehills Creek[8], Whitemud Creek[9], Rat Creek[10], Fulton Creek[11]
- Head of government: Andrew Knack[12]
- Instance of: city[13], city in Alberta[14], big city[15]
- Shares border with: St. Albert[16], Sherwood Park[17], Beaumont[18], Sturgeon County[19], Fort Saskatchewan[20], Strathcona County[21], Leduc County[22], Nisku[23], Parkland County[24], Acheson[25], Enoch Cree Nation 135[26], 3rd Division Support Base[27], Devon[28]
- Named after: Edmonton[29]
- Flag: flag of Edmonton[30]
- Twinned administrative body: Harbin[31], Nashville[32], Wonju[33], Bergen op Zoom[34], Gatineau[35], Austin[36]
- Legislative body: Edmonton City Council[37]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Edmonton[38]
- Postal code: T5[39], T6[40]
- Part of: Edmonton Metropolitan Region[41]
- Local dialing code: 780[42], 587[43], 825[44]
- Inception: 1795[45], January 9, 1892[46], October 8, 1904[47]
- Highest point: Southwest Highland[48], Decoteau, Edmonton[49]
- Official website: https://www.edmonton.ca/[50]
- Population: 812,201[51], 932,546[52], 730,372[53], 666,104[54], 616,306[55], 1,010,899[56]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Edmonton include Edmonton International Airport[57], an international airport[58], in Canada[59]; Edmonton City Centre Airport[60], an airport[61], in Canada[62]; and Villeneuve Airport[63], an airport[64], in Canada[65], founded in 1976[66].
Why It Matters
Entities named for Edmonton include Edmonton International Airport[57], an international airport[58], in Canada[59]; Edmonton City Centre Airport[60], an airport[61], in Canada[62]; and Villeneuve Airport[63], an airport[64], in Canada[65], founded in 1976[66].