Banff National Park

national park in Alberta, Canada
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Banff National Park
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Banff National Park

Summary

Banff National Park is a national park of Canada[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of national_park_of_canada entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,378 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Banff National Park is located in Improvement District No. 09 (Banff National Park)[3].
  • Banff National Park is located in Banff[4].
  • Banff National Park is in the country of Canada[5].
  • Banff National Park's instance of is recorded as national park of Canada[6].
  • Banff National Park's instance of is recorded as national park[7].
  • Banff National Park is operated by Parks Canada[8].
  • Banff National Park's Commons category is recorded as Banff National Park[9].
  • November 25, 1885 marks the founding of Banff National Park[10].
  • Banff National Park's highest point is recorded as Mount Assiniboine[11].
  • Banff National Park's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.166666666667, 'longitude': -115.55}[12].
  • Banff National Park's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category II: National Park[13].
  • Banff National Park's official website is recorded as https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff[14].
  • Banff National Park's official website is recorded as https://parcs.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff[15].
  • Banff National Park's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Banff National Park[16].
  • Banff National Park's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+4558171'}[17].
  • Banff National Park's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[18].
  • Banff National Park's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[19].
  • Banff National Park covers an area of {'amount': '+6641'}[20].
  • Banff National Park's topographic map is recorded as NTS 82N09[21].
  • Banff National Park's topographic map is recorded as NTS 82O03[22].
  • Banff National Park's topographic map is recorded as NTS 82O04[23].
  • Banff National Park's significant place is recorded as Banff[24].
  • Banff National Park's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Banff National Park[25].
  • Banff National Park's P14541 is recorded as 2eGK1n[26].

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Geography

Banff National Park is in the country of Canada[5]. Located in include Improvement District No. 09 (Banff National Park)[3], an Improvement Districts of Alberta[27], in Canada[28] and Banff[4], a town in Alberta[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1885[31].

Physical Characteristics

Banff National Park covers an area of {'amount': '+6641'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include national park of Canada[6] and national park[7]. Banff National Park's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[19].

History and Context

November 25, 1885 marks the founding of Banff National Park[10].

Why It Matters

Banff National Park ranks in the top 4% of national_park_of_canada entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,378 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Canadiana name authority id → ncf10085849
    Topographic map → NTS 82N09, NTS 82O03, NTS 82O04
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  2. 9w ago · RedWolf · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visitors per year → {'amount': '+4558171'}, {'amount': '+4230156'}, {'amount': '+3609639'}
    Official website → https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff, https://parcs.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1174]]: 3,609,639"
  3. 9w ago · RedWolf · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visitors per year → {'amount': '+4558171'}, {'amount': '+4230156'}, {'amount': '+3609639'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1174]]: 4,230,156"
  4. 10w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff, https://parcs.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff
    Website → —
    Inception → +1885-11-25T00:00:00Z
    Operator → —
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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