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The regional municipality of 'Wood Buffalo' is located in the northeastern corner of Alberta. Created in 1995 as an amalgamation of the community of Fort McMurray and Improvement District 143[1], it now ranks the largest in Canada. It is the largest municipality in the world that cannot be divided up further into sub-municipalities. Underlying its 68,454 km² of wilderness lie vast oil sand deposits, also known as the Athabasca Tar Sands, helping to make the region one of the fastest growing industrial areas in Canada.
Until the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the municipality was divided between the provincial electoral districts of Fort McMurray (the community itself) and Athabasca-Wabasca (the surrounding area). The re-distribution amalgamated the municipality into a single electoral district covering the entire municipality. As a result, the new Wood Buffalo electoral district became the most populous such district in Alberta.
In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 41,466 in 14,793 dwellings, a 17.8% increase from 1996. On a surface of 63,400.51 km² it had a density of 0.7 inhabitants/km². [2]
In 2006, Wood Buffalo had a population of 51,496 living in 20,505 dwellings, a 24.3% increase from 2001. The regional municipality has a land area of and a population density of .
'Main District'
★ Fort McMurray
'Hamlets'
★ Anzac
★ Conklin
★ Fort Chipewyan
★ Fort Mackay
★ Gregoire Lake Estates
★ Janvier South
★ Saprae Creek
★ Drapper
★ Fort Fitzgerald
★ Mariana Lakes
1. Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs
2. Wood Buffalo Municipality-community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
★ Wood Buffalo - official website
★ Wood Buffalo colleges - Keyano College
The regional municipality of 'Wood Buffalo' is located in the northeastern corner of Alberta. Created in 1995 as an amalgamation of the community of Fort McMurray and Improvement District 143[1], it now ranks the largest in Canada. It is the largest municipality in the world that cannot be divided up further into sub-municipalities. Underlying its 68,454 km² of wilderness lie vast oil sand deposits, also known as the Athabasca Tar Sands, helping to make the region one of the fastest growing industrial areas in Canada.
Until the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the municipality was divided between the provincial electoral districts of Fort McMurray (the community itself) and Athabasca-Wabasca (the surrounding area). The re-distribution amalgamated the municipality into a single electoral district covering the entire municipality. As a result, the new Wood Buffalo electoral district became the most populous such district in Alberta.
| Contents |
| Demographics |
| List of communities in the Municipality of Wood Buffalo |
| Other communities |
| References |
| External links |
Demographics
In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 41,466 in 14,793 dwellings, a 17.8% increase from 1996. On a surface of 63,400.51 km² it had a density of 0.7 inhabitants/km². [2]
In 2006, Wood Buffalo had a population of 51,496 living in 20,505 dwellings, a 24.3% increase from 2001. The regional municipality has a land area of and a population density of .
List of communities in the Municipality of Wood Buffalo
'Main District'
★ Fort McMurray
'Hamlets'
★ Anzac
★ Conklin
★ Fort Chipewyan
★ Fort Mackay
★ Gregoire Lake Estates
★ Janvier South
★ Saprae Creek
Other communities
★ Drapper
★ Fort Fitzgerald
★ Mariana Lakes
References
1. Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs
2. Wood Buffalo Municipality-community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
External links
★ Wood Buffalo - official website
★ Wood Buffalo colleges - Keyano College
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