Calgary (pronounced /ˈkælɡri, ˈkælɡəri/) is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) is the third most diverse in Canada in terms of visible minorities after Toronto and Vancouver when considering only CMAs with population greater than 200,000. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and high plains, approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canad...
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Calgary (pronounced /ˈkælɡri, ˈkælɡəri/) is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Calgary census metropolitan area (CMA) is the third most diverse in Canada in terms of visible minorities after Toronto and Vancouver when considering only CMAs with population greater than 200,000. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and high plains, approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The city is located in the Parkland region of Alberta. Calgary is the third largest civic municipality, by population in Canada, and is also an emerging global city. In the Canada 2006 Census, the city had a population of 988,193 and the CMA had a population of 1,079,310. As of the 2009 civic census, Calgary's population was 1,065,455 and the CMA had a population of 1,182,446.
Greater Calgary is the fifth largest CMA in the country after Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Ottawa. Located 300 km (200 mi) due south of Edmonton,...
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