Fort McMurray
municipality in Alberta, Canada
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Summary
Fort McMurray is a town in Alberta[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of town in alberta entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,946 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Instance of: hamlet in Alberta[5], locality[6]
- Shares border with: Wood Buffalo National Park[7]
- Named after: William McMurray[8]
- Postal code: T9H[9], T9J[10], T9K[11]
- Commons category: Fort McMurray[12]
- Located in time zone: Mountain Time Zone[13]
- Inception: 1870[14], May 6, 1947[15]
- Official website: http://www.rmwb.ca/[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fort McMurray[17]
- Commons gallery: Fort McMurray, Alberta[18]
- Population: 72,944[19], 61,374[20], 66,573[21], 68,002[22]
- Time of earliest written record: 1870[23]
- Official name: Urban Service Area of Fort McMurray[24]
- Category for people born here: Q27498796[25]
- Native label: Fort McMurray[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Fort McMurray[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 260 m[28]
- Area: 52.17 km²[29]
- Name: Fort McMurray[30]
Why It Matters
Fort McMurray has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]