edmonton

     

Emonton (IPA: /ˈɛdmɪnˌtɪn/) is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. It is the second largest city in Alberta after Calgary, with a population of 730,372 (2006), and is the hub of Canada's sixth largest census metropolitan area, with a metropolitan population of 1,076,103 (2006), making it the northernmost North American city with a metropolitan population over one million.

Trivia about edmonton

  • This Alberta capital is called the Gateway to the North
  • Theme rooms (with jacuzzis!) are available at the Fantasyland Hotel & Resort in this capital of Alberta
  • The North Saskatchewan River divides this Albertan capital in half
  • In 1905, 110 years after it was founded, this city became capital of Alberta
  • The CFL's Eskimos call this city home
  • In 1947 huge oil deposits were discovered in this city 175 miles north of Calgary; it's now Canada's oil capital
  • A mall is a major attraction in this Canadian provincial capital that averages 8 degrees F. in January
  • Founded as a fur trading post in the 1790s, it's now Alberta's capital
  • Capital of a prairie province:MOON DENT
  • Lying about 175 miles north of Calgary, it's known as the "Gateway to the North"
  • 1938:To this Alberta city's Journal newspaper, for its freedom of the press editorials

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