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has 197 neighbourhoods, which are referred to as "communities" by the municipal government, and 42 industrial areas. A further 15 communities were included in the civic censuses from 2015 to 2019, bringing the total to 212. Calgary Open Data also confirms six more communities yet to be developed (
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Centre City

The area collectively known as the Centre City comprises
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(including the Downtown West End and
Downtown East Village Downtown East Village more commonly known as simply East Village, is a mixed-use neighbourhood within the eastern portions of downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is contained within the city's Rivers District. Containing the earliest-settled l ...
) and the adjacent neighbourhoods of Eau Claire,
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, and the
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(including
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and
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). Within Centre City, those neighbourhoods below that have an
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(ARP) in effect are indicated with "ARP" in parentheses.


Downtown

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is bordered by 11th Street W. on the west, 3rd Avenue S. and the
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on the north, the
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on the east and the
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mainline tracks on the south. Downtown neighbourhoods: * Downtown West End * Downtown Commercial Core *
Downtown East Village Downtown East Village more commonly known as simply East Village, is a mixed-use neighbourhood within the eastern portions of downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is contained within the city's Rivers District. Containing the earliest-settled l ...
Unofficial districts: *
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Retail Core * Entertainment District * Government District


Other

The remaining Centre City neighbourhoods are predominantly residential and mixed-use. These areas are often considered to be an extension of downtown. Other Centre City neighbourhoods include: *
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— is physically separated from downtown proper by the
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mainline tracks, and is the densest and most populous neighbourhood in Calgary. It comprises the former neighbourhoods of
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on the west and
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on the east. *
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* Eau Claire


Inner city

The
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includes Downtown Calgary and the adjoining communities, and overlays roughly the city limits before 1961. It is delimited by
Sarcee Trail Sarcee Trail is a major limited-access road in Calgary, Alberta. It is divided into two portions, one in the south end of the city, and one in the north end of the city. Originally planned as one continuous route, plans to connect the two halves ...
to the west;
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and
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to the south;
Bow River The Bow River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It begins within the Canadian Rocky Mountains and winds through the Alberta foothills onto the prairies, where it meets the Oldman River, the two then forming the South Saskatchewan River. These w ...
and
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to the east; and Bow River and 32 Avenue to the north. The inner city includes the following neighbourhoods (by city quadrant):


Quadrants

Calgary is divided into four geographic quadrants generally described below. *Northwest Calgary – west of a combination of Centre Street/Harvest Hills Boulevard and north of a combination of the
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,
Sarcee Trail Sarcee Trail is a major limited-access road in Calgary, Alberta. It is divided into two portions, one in the south end of the city, and one in the north end of the city. Originally planned as one continuous route, plans to connect the two halves ...
and Highway 1 (
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) *Northeast Calgary – east of a combination of Centre Street//Harvest Hills Boulevard and north of a combination of the Bow River, a
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rail line, Centre Avenue and Memorial Drive *Southwest Calgary – south of a combination of the Bow River, Sarcee Trail and Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and west of a combination of Centre Street, a Canadian Pacific rail line,
Macleod Trail Macleod Trail is a major road in Calgary, Alberta. It is a six- to eight-lane principal arterial road extending from downtown Calgary to the south of the city, where it merges into Highway 2. South of Anderson Road, Macleod Trail is an expressw ...
and Sheriff King Street *Southeast Calgary – south of a combination of the Bow River, a Canadian Pacific rail line, Centre Avenue and Memorial Drive and east of a combination of Centre Street, a Canadian Pacific rail line, Macleod Trail and Sheriff King Street


List

The following is a list of all neighbourhoods within the City of Calgary including residential communities, industrial areas, major parks and residual areas by electoral ward.


Business Improvement Areas

Calgary's Business Improvement Areas (BIA; formerly Business Revitalization Zones or BRZ) are
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established by businesses within an area to jointly raise and administer funds for various projects and promotional activities within that zone throughout the year. BIAs in Calgary are established for one or more of the following purposes: "improving, beautifying and maintaining property" in the BIA; "developing, improving and maintaining public parking;" and/or promoting the BIA as a
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or shopping area. The BRZ program in Calgary was established in 1983 to allow certain commercial areas of the city to administer and promote themselves internally. Many of the zones that emerged from this have since acquired a virtual "
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" status by the people of Calgary. (None of these zones are officially designated as neighbourhoods unto themselves, however.) These are the 15 Business Improvement Areas of Calgary : * 17th Ave Retail & Entertainment District * 4th Street South West BIA (located mostly within
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) *
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BIA * Bridgeland BIA * Calgary Downtown Association *
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BIA * Crescent Heights Village BIA * Greenview Industrial BIA (formerly HIPville BIA) * Inglewood * International Avenue *
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BIA * Mainstreet Bowness BIA * Marda Loop BIA * Montgomery on the Bow BIA *
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BIA


Industrial areas

Most industrial areas are located between
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and 36 Street East in the northern half of the city; between Macleod Trail, Deerfoot Trail and
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in the south and east of Barlow Trail in the southeast.


Gallery

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Arbour Lake Arbour Lake is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by Country Hills Boulevard, to the south by Crowchild Trail, to the east by Nose Hill Drive, to the west by Stoney Trail. Ar ...
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Sunalta Sunalta is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is located in the inner city, southwest of downtown Calgary, south of the Bow River, and both east and north of the community of Scarboro. It contains a ba ...
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See also

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Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
(main article) *
List of neighbourhoods in Edmonton The City of Edmonton, the provincial capital of Alberta, Canada is divided into 7 geographic sectors and 375 neighbourhoods, not including those proposed and planned neighbourhoods that have yet to be developed. This article generally describes e ...


References


External links


Calgary Official Community Map
* Calgary Area

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Community Associations

City of Calgary - Community profiles
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