Calgary

Summary

Calgary is a city^[1]. Calgary ranks in the top 0.4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,028 views/month, #22 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Calgary is located in Alberta^[3].
• Calgary is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Calgary is on the body of water Bow River^[5].
• Calgary is on the body of water Elbow River^[6].
• Calgary is on the body of water Glenmore Reservoir^[7].
• Calgary's head of government is recorded as Jyoti Gondek^[8].
• Calgary's image is recorded as PengrowthSaddledomeDay.jpg^[9].
• Calgary's continent is recorded as North America^[10].
• Calgary's instance of is recorded as city^[11].
• Calgary's instance of is recorded as city in Alberta^[12].
• Calgary's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Calgary's shares border with is recorded as Rocky View County^[14].
• Calgary's shares border with is recorded as Tsuu T'ina Nation 145^[15].
• Calgary's shares border with is recorded as Foothills County^[16].
• Calgary's shares border with is recorded as Chestermere^[17].
• Calgary is named after Calgary^[18].
• Calgary's flag is recorded as flag of Calgary^[19].
• Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Phoenix^[20].
• Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daejeon^[21].
• Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naucalpan^[22].
• Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sarajevo^[23].
• Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daqing^[24].
• Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jaipur^[25].
• Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quebec City^[26].
• Calgary's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mazkeret Batya^[27].

Body

Geography

Calgary is in the country of Canada^[4]. Calgary is located in Alberta^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Bow River^[5], a river^[28], in Canada^[29]; Elbow River^[6], a river^[30], in Canada^[31]; and Glenmore Reservoir^[7], a reservoir^[32], in Canada^[33]. Calgary's continent is recorded as North America^[10]. Calgary's part of is recorded as Calgary Metropolitan Region^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1239220'}^[35], {'amount': '+1096835'}^[36], and {'amount': '+1306784'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[11], city in Alberta^[12], and big city^[13].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1875-00-00T00:00:00Z^[38] and +1884-11-07T00:00:00Z^[39]. Calgary is named after Calgary^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Calgary include Calgary International Airport^[40], an international airport^[41], in Canada^[42] and Calgary/Springbank Airport^[43], an airport^[44], in Canada^[45].

Why It Matters

Calgary ranks in the top 0.4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,028 views/month, #22 of 5,534).^[2] Calgary has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Calgary is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Calgary include Calgary International Airport^[40], an international airport^[41], in Canada^[42] and Calgary/Springbank Airport^[43], an airport^[44], in Canada^[45].