region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
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Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordered by the Canadian Rockies in the west,
Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. In 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017.Calgary Region to the south,
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...
Athabasca River
The Athabasca River (French: ''Rivière Athabasca'') is a river in Alberta, Canada, which originates at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park and flows more than before emptying into Lake Athabasca. Much of the land along its banks is p ...
Brazeau River
The Brazeau River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.
The river was named for Joseph Brazeau, a linguist associated with the Palliser Expedition.
Course
The river originates in the h ...
, Beaver River.
Tourist attractions in the region include: Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions, the Canadian Petroleum Discovery Centre in Leduc, Discovery Wildlife Park, Kerry Wood Nature Centre and Gaetz Lake Sanctuary in
Red Deer
The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of wes ...
Elk Island National Park
Elk Island National Park is a national park in Alberta, Canada, that played an important part in the conservation of the Plains bison. The park is administered by the Parks Canada Agency. This "island of conservation" is east of Edmonton, alon ...
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William A. Switzer Provincial Park
William A. Switzer Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada.
It is located on both sides of the Bighorn Highway, between Grande Cache and Hinton. Various campgrounds are maintained on the shores of Gregg Lake, Cache Lake, Blue ...
Andrew
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...
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Demographics
Central Alberta has a population of 240,368 (2004).
Infrastructure
;Transportation
Queen Elizabeth II Highway
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 2, commonly referred to as Highway 2 or the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, is a major highway in Alberta that stretches from the Canada–United States border through Calgary and Edmonton to Grande Pra ...
crosses the region from south to north, and the
Yellowhead Highway
The Yellowhead Highway (french: Route Yellowhead) is a major interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Winnipeg to Graham Island off the coast of British Columbia via Saskatoon and Edmonton. It stretches across the four western ...
from east to west. Other major highways include
Highway 9
Route 9, or Highway 9, may refer to:
International
* European route E09
* European route E009
Albania
* SH-9 Road in Albania.
Argentina
* National Route 9
Australia New South Wales
* A9 (Sydney)
South Australia
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** Port River Expr ...
Poundmaker Trail
Poundmaker Trail is a interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Edmonton, Alberta, to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, following Alberta Highway 14 and Saskatchewan Highway 40. The highway is named after Pitikwaha ...
East Central Health
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;Education
Post-secondary institutions in the region are
Red Deer Polytechnic
, mottoeng = To Greater Things Through Learning
, established = 1964
, type = Public polytechnic institute
, president = Stuart Cullum
, city = Red Deer
, state = Alberta
, country = Canada
, students = 7,500
, undergrad =
, campus = Ur ...
On a provincial level, central Alberta is represented in the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from sing ...
Drayton Valley-Calmar
Drayton Valley-Calmar was a provincial electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a la ...
West Yellowhead
West Yellowhead is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 current ridings mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.
The dis ...
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1993 to 2019.
Communities within the bounda ...
Lacombe Lacombe may refer to:
Places
* Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
* Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada
* Lacombe, Louisiana, United States
* Lacombe, Aude, France
People
* Albert Lacombe (1827–1916), oblate missionary to the Cree and Blackfoot
* Bernar ...
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Lloydminster
Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administrat ...
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Red Deer
The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of wes ...
Bentley
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Hanna
Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
People, biblical figures, and fictional characters
* Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin
* Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin
* Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...
Millet
Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets ...
Olds Olds may refer to:
People
* The olds, a jocular and irreverent online nickname for older adults
* Bert Olds (1891–1953), Australian rules footballer
* Carl D. Olds (1912–1979), New Zealand-born American mathematician
* Chauncey N. Olds (1816� ...
Sundre
Sundre is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Mountain View County. It is approximately northwest of Calgary on the Cowboy Trail in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies.
Sundre takes its name from a town in Norway, the o ...
Vermilion
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Viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and s ...
Alberta Beach
Alberta Beach is a village in central Alberta, Canada, west of Edmonton. It is located on the southeast shore of Lac Ste. Anne, approximately west of Highway 43 and north of Highway 633.
Alberta Beach's economy it is centred on tourism and r ...
Alliance
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Andrew
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...
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Bawlf
Bawlf is a village in Alberta, Canada located east-southeast of Camrose. Founded in 1905 as a stop on the Canadian Pacific Railway line, it was named after Nicholas Bawlf, who was then president of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange.
History
The s ...
Bittern Lake
Bittern Lake, originally named Rosenroll, is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located between Camrose and Wetaskiwin, on Highway 13. The first post office opened in the home of Ernest Roper in 1899. It was known as the Village of Rose ...
Caroline
Caroline may refer to:
People
* Caroline (given name), a feminine given name
* J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player
* Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player
Places Antarctica
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Clive
Clive is a name. People and fictional characters with the name include:
People Given name
* Clive Allen (born 1961), English football player
* Clive Anderson (born 1952), British television, radio presenter, comedy writer and former barrister
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Halkirk
Halkirk ( gd, Hàcraig) is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. The village is within the parish ...
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Hay Lakes
Hay Lakes is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 21, approximately north of Camrose and southeast of Edmonton. Hay Lakes was pioneered and settled primarily by immigrants from Sweden and Norway. Hay Lakes' found ...
Hughenden Hughenden may refer to:
* Hughenden, Queensland, a town in Australia
*Hughenden, Alberta, a village in central Alberta, Canada
* Hughenden Valley, a village in Buckinghamshire, England
* Hughenden Manor, a mansion in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, E ...
Kitscoty
Kitscoty is a village located in central Alberta, Canada. Situated at the junction of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) and Highway 897 (the link to Cold Lake), the village is located approximately midway between Edmonton and Saskatoon ( and resp ...
Marwayne
Marwayne is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northwest of the city of Lloydminster and west of the Saskatchewan border.
Marwayne lies at the intersection between Highway 45 and Highway 897. The economy is based on agricul ...
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Myrnam
Myrnam is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately east of the capital city, Edmonton, and about east-south-east of the town of Two Hills. Its economic base is mixed farming, cattle farming, and grain farming.
Hi ...
Sangudo
Sangudo is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located on Highway 43 and the Pembina River, approximately northwest of Edmonton.
Sangudo was formerly incorporated as a village on April 12, 1937, but dissolved and rev ...
Veteran
A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in a military.
A military veteran that h ...
Birch Cove
Birch Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located between Highway 33 and Lac la Nonne, northwest of Edmonton.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Birch Cove had ...
Gull Lake Gull Lake may refer to:
Native American entities
*Gull Lake Indian Reservation, located near Brainerd, Minnesota, surrounding Gull Lake
*Gull Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa, whose descendants are located on the White Earth Indian Reservation
L ...
Ma-Me-O Beach
Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta, is a summer village located on the southeast shore of Pigeon Lake, in Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately southwest of Edmonton.
Ma-Me-O derives from the Cree word for "pigeon", (). It was founded in 1924.
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Nakamun Park
Nakamun Park is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Nakamun Lake, west of Highway 33 and north of Onoway.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Villa ...
Norris Beach
Norris Beach is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Pigeon Lake, along Highway 13.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Norris Beach had a ...
Rochon Sands
Rochon Sands () is a summer village on Buffalo Lake in central Alberta, Canada. It is south of Rochon Sands Provincial Park. The summer village and the park take their name from the Rochon family who owned the land in the early 1900s.
Demograp ...
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Ross Haven
Ross Haven is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Lac Ste. Anne, south of Highway 43.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Ross Haven had ...
Sunbreaker Cove
Sunbreaker Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northern shore of Sylvan Lake.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove had a population ...
Val Quentin
Val Quentin is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Lac Ste. Anne.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Val Quentin had a population of 158 ...
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West Cove
West Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located on the southern shore of Lac Ste. Anne.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of West Cove had a population of 222 liv ...
Lac Ste. Anne County
Lac Ste. Anne County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.
It is located in Census Division 13, north west of Edmonton. Highway 43 stretches across this county. Its municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Sangudo.
The c ...
Red Deer County
Red Deer County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 8 and surrounding the City of Red Deer. The neighbouring municipalities of Red Deer County are Clearwater County to the west, Lacombe County to the ...
Special Area No. 4
Special Area No. 4 is a special area in central Alberta, Canada. It is a rural municipality similar to a municipal district; however, the elected council is overseen by four representatives appointed by the province, the Special Areas Board.
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See also
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List of regions of Canada
The list of regions of Canada is a summary of geographical areas on a hierarchy that ranges from national (groups of provinces and territories) at the top to local regions and sub-regions of provinces at the bottom. Administrative regions that ran ...