What is Edmonton?
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Edmonton is the political,
intellectual and spiritual capital of Canada's fastest growing province,
Alberta. It is the heart and soul of the west and the gateway to Canada's
immense north!! |
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Greater Edmonton is a metropolitan
center with a population of 919,413 (2001) - encompassing 36 municipalities. It
has one of the lowest population densities of any major North American city -
about 67 times less than the population density of New York City! |
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Edmonton is Canada's Festival City,
due to the abundance of successful festivals, including North America's largest
alternative theatre event, the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. |
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Edmonton is also known as the City of
Champions for its amazing history of successful professional and amateur
(Olympic) sports teams and individuals. |
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Edmonton is a tourism hot-spot,
boasting the world's largest shopping mall, the largest stretch of urban
parkland in North America and an array of diverse attractions, from the Great
Divide waterfall (24 feet higher than Niagara Falls) to historic Fort Edmonton
Park. |
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Edmonton is a thriving center for
business, enjoying the most diverse economy in Canada! It is often
called the Oil Capital of Canada. Edmonton will feature more economic
growth than any other city in Canada due to its proximity to immense
construction projects in Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories (oil,
lumber, coal, diamonds). |
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Edmonton is the only major city on
VIA Rails Trans-continental passenger rail system and is in close proximity to
the Rocky Mountains |
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The Citadel Theater is the largest theatre complex in Canada. This
major arts facility houses five theatres (Shoctor, Rice, Zeidler Hall, the
Maclab Theatre and Tucker Amphitheatre) |
Edmonton Demographics?
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Edmonton is the largest metropolitan
center between Toronto and Vancouver, and Canada's fifth-largest city. |
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Edmonton encompasses 670 square
kilometers, making it one of the largest cities, by area, in North America —
larger in area than Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit. Edmonton's Census
Metropoliton Area (CMA) is 9,537 square kilometers, an area slightly larger than
the Mediterranean country of Cyprus! |
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Edmonton is located near the
geographic center of the province of Alberta, a land mass nearly the same size
as the state of Texas, almost two times larger than Germany and five times as
large as England. |
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Edmonton is south of the geographic
center of Canada's western provinces, and the gateway to Canada's North (the
main land route to the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Alaska). |
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Located on the 53rd latitude,
Edmonton is a haven for summer and winter activities, with 17 hours of daylight
in mid-summer and the magical aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in peak activity
in mid-winter. Edmonton has the best summer climate on the prairies. |
Facts provided by Economic Development Edmonton
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