Edmonton
Edmonton | |
|---|---|
Ceety | |
| Ceety o Edmonton | |
| Eik-name(s): | |
| Motto(s): Industry, Integrity, Progress | |
Location of Edmonton in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°32′N 113°30′W / 53.533°N 113.500°W | |
| Kintra | Canadae |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Edmonton Caipital Region |
| Census diveesion | 11 |
| Established | 1795 |
| Incorporatit [1] - Town | Januar 9, 1892 |
| - Ceety | October 8, 1904 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Stephen Mandel
(Leet o umwhile mayors) |
| • Govrenin body | Edmonton Ceety Cooncil |
| • Manager | Simon Farbrother |
| • MPs | Leet o MPs
|
| • MLAs | Leet o MLAs
|
| Area (2011)[2] | |
| • Ceety | 684.37 km2 (264.24 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 9426.73 km2 (3,639.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 671 m (2,201 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Ceety | 812,201 (5t) |
| • Density | 1186.8/km2 (3,074/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 960,015 (5t) |
| • Metro | 1,159,869 (6t) |
| • Metro density | 123.0/km2 (319/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Edmontonian |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587 |
| NTS Cairt | 083H11 |
| GNBC Code | IACMP |
| GDP per capita | C$39,675 (est. 2010)[4] |
| Median income (all census families) | C$69,214 (2005) |
| Average income per hoosehauld | C$98,857 (est. 2010) |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Edmonton
i/ˈɛdməntən/ is the caipital o the Canadian province o Alberta. Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River an is the centre o the Edmonton Caipital Region, which is surroondit bi Alberta's central region.
The ceety haed a population o 812,201 in the 2011 Census, makin it Alberta's seicont-lairgest ceety an Canadae's fift-lairgest municipality. This population represents 70 percent o the tot 2011 population o 1,159,869[2] within the Edmonton census metropolitan aurie (CMA), Canadae's saxth-lairgest CMA bi population. Edmonton is the northrenmaist North American ceety wi a metropolitan population ower ane million. A resident o Edmonton is kent as an Edmontonian.[5]
Edmonton's historic grawth haes been facilitatit throu the absorption o five adjacent urban municipalities, includin Strathcona, North Edmonton, Wast Edmonton (Calder), Beverly an Jasper Place,[6] an a series o annexations o surroondin rural lands til 1982.[7] Edmonton serves as the northren anchor o the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor[8] an is a stagin pynt for lairge-scale ile sands projects occurrin in northren Alberta an lairge-scale diamond minin operations in the Northwast Territories.[9]
Edmonton is a cultural, governmental an eddicational centre. It hosts a year-roond slate o festivals, reflectit in the nickname "The Festival Ceety."[10] It is home tae North Americae's lairgest mall, Wast Edmonton Maw (the warld's lairgest maw frae 1981 til 2004),[11] an Fort Edmonton Park, Canadae's lairgest livin history museum.[12] In 2004, Edmonton celebrated the centennial of its incorporation as a ceety.[13]
Climate
| Climate data for Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record heich humidex | 10.6 | 13.8 | 16.7 | 29.2 | 33.4 | 35.9 | 39.0 | 39.6 | 34.1 | 28.3 | 18.9 | 16.0 | 39.6 |
| Record heich °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Average heich °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
| Average law °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
| Record law °C (°F) | −44.4 (−47.9) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−34.1 (−29.4) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
−48.3 (−54.9) |
| Record law wind chill | −52.8 | −50.7 | −44.6 | −37.5 | −14.5 | −4.0 | 0.5 | −4.2 | −13.3 | −34.3 | −50.2 | −55.5 | −55.5 |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.5 (0.89) |
14.6 (0.57) |
16.6 (0.65) |
26.0 (1.02) |
49.0 (1.93) |
87.1 (3.43) |
91.7 (3.61) |
69.0 (2.72) |
43.7 (1.72) |
17.9 (0.70) |
17.9 (0.70) |
20.9 (0.82) |
476.9 (18.78) |
| Average rainfaw mm (inches) | 1.3 (0.05) |
0.9 (0.04) |
2.1 (0.08) |
13.1 (0.52) |
45.1 (1.78) |
87.1 (3.43) |
91.7 (3.61) |
68.9 (2.71) |
42.3 (1.67) |
10.5 (0.41) |
1.9 (0.07) |
0.8 (0.03) |
365.7 (14.40) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 24.5 (9.6) |
15.8 (6.2) |
16.8 (6.6) |
13.4 (5.3) |
3.5 (1.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.5 (0.6) |
7.8 (3.1) |
17.9 (7.0) |
22.3 (8.8) |
123.5 (48.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 11.9 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 125.9 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.83 | 77.13 |
| Average snawy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 11.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.60 | 2.5 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 54.33 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66.6 | 62.5 | 57.7 | 43.4 | 40.8 | 48.0 | 52.3 | 52.8 | 51.9 | 49.6 | 64.5 | 67.2 | 54.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine oors | 95.0 | 121.2 | 172.9 | 237.6 | 277.5 | 279.7 | 305.6 | 278.5 | 184.3 | 166.8 | 101.3 | 78.7 | 2,299.1 |
| Source #1: Environment Canadae[14] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Environment Canadae[15] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (17 September 2010). "Municipal Profile – City of Edmonton". Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for census metropolitan areas, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. 8 Februar 2012. Retrieved 8 Februar 2012.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 Februar 2012. Retrieved 8 Februar 2012.
- ↑ "Edmonton Market Profile". Omaccanada.ca. Archived frae the original on 24 Apryle 2016. Retrieved 31 Januar 2012.
- ↑ Aubrey, Merrily (2004). Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie. University of Alberta Press. pp. 17, 25, 34, 138, 214. ISBN 0-88864-423-X.
- ↑ "Population History". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ History of Annexations (Map). City of Edmonton, Planning and Development Department.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Geographic Profile" (PDF). Capital Region Board. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 25 Mairch 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ The Diavik Diamond Mine. "Historical The Diavik Diamond Mine". Retrieved 1 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ Edmonton Tourism. "Edmonton Festival City". Archived frae the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2007. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ West Edmonton Mall. "Welcome to West Edmonton Mall's Website". West Edmonton Mall. Retrieved 27 Februar 2009.
- ↑ Marketwire (17 Mairch 2009). "Edmonton Attractions Make Canada's Festival City a Family Affair". Reuters. Archived frae the original on 4 Mairch 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ↑ Heritage Fiddler Mural. "Historical". Archived frae the original on 24 Mairch 2013. Retrieved 27 Februar 2009.
- ↑ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, Edmonton City Centre Airport". Environment Canada. 23 Mairch 2012. Archived frae the original on 11 Mey 2013. Retrieved 24 Mairch 2012.
- ↑ "Daily Data Report for March 2004". Environment Canada. Mairch 2004. Archived frae the original on 15 Mey 2012. Retrieved 25 Mairch 2010.
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