Edmonton Capital Region
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Edmonton Capital Region Alberta Capital Region Greater Edmonton Metro Edmonton |
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Downtown Edmonton skyline
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| Coordinates: 53°34′N 113°31′W / 53.567°N 113.517°WCoordinates: 53°34′N 113°31′W / 53.567°N 113.517°W | |
| Province | Alberta |
| Country | Canada |
| Area (2016) | |
| • Total | 9,438.86 km2 (3,644.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,321,426 |
| • Density | 140.0/km2 (363/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Postal code span | T4X to T6X, T7X to T8R, T8T, T9E to T9G |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
| Highways | 2, 2A, 14, 15, 16, 16A, 19, 21, 28, 28A, 37, 39, 44, 60, 100, 216 |
The Edmonton Capital Region (ECR), also commonly referred to as the Alberta Capital Region, Greater Edmonton or Metro Edmonton, is a conglomeration of municipalities centred on Alberta's provincial capital of Edmonton.
The ECR's commonly known boundaries are coincident with those of the Edmonton census metropolitan area (CMA) as delineated by Statistics Canada. However, its boundaries are defined differently for Capital Region Board administrative purposes.
The ECR is considered a major gateway to northern Alberta and the Canadian North, particularly for many companies, including airlines and oil/natural gas exploration. Located within central Alberta and at the northern end of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor, the ECR is the northernmost metropolitan area in Canada.
The Edmonton CMA includes the following 35 census subdivisions (municipalities or municipality equivalents):
The Edmonton CMA is the largest CMA in Canada by area at 9,426.73 km2 (3,639.68 sq mi). In the 2011 Census, it had a population of 1,159,869, making it the sixth largest CMA in Canada by population. The Edmonton CMA comprises the majority of Statistics Canada's Division No. 11 in Alberta.
A fragmentation in regional cooperation and partnership has long played a divisive role within the ECR. Particularly, Edmonton was frustrated that its surrounding municipalities were receiving an increased tax base for major industrial development, while not contributing to Edmonton's burden to maintain and build new infrastructure within Edmonton used by the residents and businesses of the surrounding municipalities.
After pulling out of the Alberta Capital Region Alliance (ACRA), Edmonton lobbied the provincial government to establish some form of regional government that would be more effective in fostering regional cooperation between it and its surrounding municipalities. As a result, Premier Ed Stelmach announced in December 2007 that a governing board would be established for Edmonton's Capital Region. Four months later, the Capital Region Board (CRB) was formed with the passing of the Capital Region Board Regulation by Order in Council 127/2008 under the authority of the Municipal Government Act.
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