Facts About Edmonton
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Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.
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Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta’s central region.
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The Estimated Population of Edmonton is 1,491,000, as of 2021.
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Edmonton hosts a year-round slate of festivals reflected in the nickname “Canada’s Festival City”.
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A resident of Edmonton is known as an Edmontonian.
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On the first day of summer, Edmonton enjoys 17 hours and three minutes of daylight.
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The earliest known inhabitants arrived in the area that is now Edmonton around 3000 BC and perhaps as early as 12,000 BC when an ice-free corridor opened as the last glacial period ended and timber, water, and wildlife became available in the region.
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Edmonton was incorporated as a town in 1892 and then as a city in 1904.
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Edmonton was established in 1795 as a Hudson’s Bay Company post.
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Edmonton became the capital of Alberta when the province was formed a year later, on September 1, 1905.
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The Great Divide Waterfall, was installed in 1980 to celebrate Edmonton’s 75th anniversary.
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Edmonton is on the North Saskatchewan River, at an elevation of 671 m.
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The city built the world’s first UFO landing pad in 1867.
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The highest temperature recorded in Edmonton was 37.2 °C on June 29, 1937
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The lowest temperature ever recorded in Edmonton was −49.4 °C on January 19 and 21, 1886.
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Edmonton has the highest amount of parkland per capita of any Canadian city.
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Edmonton has a number of professional sports teams, including the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, and FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.
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Edmonton has a fairly dry climate. On average, it receives 455.7 mm of precipitation, of which 347.8 mm is rain and 111.2 mm is the melt from 123.5 cm of snowfall per annum.
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Edmonton is divided into 375 neighbourhoods within 7 geographic sectors.
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Edmonton embraces its deep Ukrainian heritage.
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Edmonton has a land area of 685.25 km2.
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There are several key areas of nightlife in the city of Edmonton. The most popular is the Whyte Avenue (82 Avenue) strip
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Edmonton is home to Canada’s largest living history museum.
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Edmonton traditionally has been a hub for Albertan petrochemical industries, earning it the nickname “Oil Capital of Canada” in the 1940s.
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Edmonton has five sister cities: Gatineau, Quebec, Canada; Harbin, China; Nashville, Tennessee, United States; Wonju, South Korea & Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands.
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Edmonton is home to North America’s largest mall, the West Edmonton Mall.
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There are no rats in Edmonton.
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Built-in 1912, the High-Level Bridge Streetcar is the tallest in the world.
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The Art Gallery of Alberta was founded in 1924 and is the oldest cultural institution in Alberta.
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Elk Island National Park has the second largest number of hoofed animals anywhere in the world.