Wood Buffalo

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Wood Buffalo
The administrative center of the district
The administrative center of the district
Location in Alberta
Wood Buffalo, Alberta
Wood Buffalo
Wood Buffalo
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Alberta
Region: Northern Alberta
Coordinates : 56 ° 44 ′  N , 111 ° 23 ′  W Coordinates: 56 ° 44 ′  N , 111 ° 23 ′  W
Area : 63,637.47 km²
Residents : 65,565 (as of 2011)
Population density : 1 inhabitant / km²
Time zone : Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 )
Municipality number: 0508
Foundation : April 1, 1995 ( incorporated )

Wood Buffalo is a district (of the regional municipality type ) in the northeast corner of Alberta , Canada and has the status of a specialized municipality . The community was founded in 1995 by the amalgamation of Fort McMurray and the district Improvement District 143 and is the largest district in Canada and one of the largest in North America with an area of ​​63,637.47 km² . Occasionally, the district is confused with the Improvement District 24 , as this has the addition (Wood Buffalo).

In the district, which consists largely of untouched nature, there are huge deposits of oil sands , the Athabasca oil sands .

Communities

Municipalities in the district are:

All of these communities have the status of a hamlet ( English Hamlet ), with the exception of Fort McMurray. Fort McMurray has the status of an urban service area .

Demographics

The 2011 census showed that the district has 65,565 inhabitants. The population had increased by 27.3% compared to the 2006 census, Wood Buffalo had 51,496 inhabitants. The population in the entire province had only grown by 10.8% over the same period. In 2011, the vast majority of the county's residents (61,374) lived in Fort McMurray . In 2006 there were 47,705 and in 2001 41,466 inhabitants.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Wood Buffalo Community Profile. Census 2011. Statistics Canada , April 28, 2014, accessed September 9, 2014 .
  2. ↑ a b 2014 Municipal Codes. (PDF, 348.21 kB) Alberta Municipal Affairs , accessed September 2, 2014 .