Calgary

**Calgary** is the biggest city in Alberta, Canada, with 1,300,000 people living in it, as of 2021. However, Edmonton is the capital city.

It is in the southern half of Alberta, near the Rocky Mountains.

## Economy

There are many oil and gas businesses in Calgary, which has many skyscrapers.

Around Calgary are many farms where cows are raised.

## Climate

Calgary has a humid continental climate (_Dfb_ in the Koeppen climate classification) and has long, cold, dry winters. The summers are warm and have moderate rainfall. Sometimes, a wind, called a chinook, blows through Calgary and can make some winter days less cold.

## Activities

Calgary has a famous event, the Calgary Stampede, every year. Many rides are rented, and a huge festival is there for the city to join. The Calgary Stampede is the largest rodeo in the world, and cowboys can win a lot of money there. Cowboys also race with chuckwagons, which are four-wheeled carts that are pulled by horses.

In 1988, the Winter Olympics were held in Calgary.

Calgary has many museum like the Glenbow Museum and the Aero Space Museum. The Calgary Flames, an ice hockey team of the National Hockey League, play in Calgary at Scotiabank Saddledome.

## Media

Calgary Stations

CKAL Citytv

CFCN CTV Television Network

CICT Global Television Network

CTV Two

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Calgary
- **official name**: City of Calgary
- **settlement type**: List of cities in Alberta, City
- **nicknames**: The Stampede City, Cowtown, , ,  <small>List of city nicknames in Canada#Alberta, more...</small>
- **motto**: _Onward_
- **pushpin map**: Canada#Alberta
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Canada##Location within Alberta
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Canada
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces and territories of Canada, Province
- **subdivision type2**: List of regions of Canada, Region
- **subdivision type3**: List of census divisions of Alberta, Census division
- **subdivision type4**: List of municipal districts in Alberta, Municipal districts
- **subdivision name1**: Alberta
- **subdivision name2**: Calgary Metropolitan Region
- **subdivision name3**: Division No. 6, Alberta, 6
- **subdivision name4**: Rocky View County and Foothills County
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1875
- **established title1**: Incorporated
- **established date1**:  
- **established title2**:  • List of towns in Alberta, Town
- **established date2**: November 7, 1884
- **established title3**:  • List of cities in Alberta, City
- **established date3**: January 1, 1894
- **named for**: Calgary, Mull
- **governing body**: Calgary City Council
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Calgary, Mayor
- **leader name**: Jyoti Gondek
- **leader title2**: Manager
- **leader name2**: David Duckworth
- **elevation m**: 1045
- **area footnotes**:  (2021)
- **area land km2**: 820.62
- **area urban km2**: 621.72
- **area metro km2**: 5098.68
- **population as of**: 2021
- **population total**: 1306784 (3rd)
- **population density km2**: 1592.4
- **population urban**: 1305550 (List of the largest population centres in Canada, 4th)
- **population density urban km2**: 2099.9
- **population metro**: 1481806 (List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, 5th)
- **population density metro km2**: 290.6
- **population demonym**: Calgarian
- **timezone**: Mountain Time Zone, MST
- **utc offset**: −07:00
- **timezone dst**: MDT
- **utc offset dst**: −06:00
- **postal code type**: Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas, FSAs
- **postal code**: List of T postal codes of Canada, T1Y, T2A - T3S
- **area code**: Area code 403, 403, Area codes 587, 825, and 368, 587, 825, 368
- **blank name**: National Topographic System, NTS Map
- **blank info**: 082O01
- **blank1 name**: Geographical Names Board of Canada, GNBC Code
- **blank1 info**: IAKID
- **blank name sec2**: GDP (Calgary )
- **blank info sec2**: Canadian dollar, CA$102.66 billion (2020)
- **blank1 name sec2**: GDP per capita (Calgary )
- **blank1 info sec2**: CA$79,885 (2022)
- **flag size**: 100
- **flag link**: Flag of Calgary