Edmonton, Alberta's Capital City
- Date: 2008-10-10 - Word Count: 312
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The capital of the Canadian province of Alberta is Edmonton. Edmonton city locates on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, Edmonton is an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies. Edmonton is also known as the second largest city within Alberta also has a population of 752,412 also serves as the hub of Canada's sixth-largest census metropolitan area, 1,081,300 becoming the northernmost North American city with a metropolitan population over one million. Edmonton's residents are known as Edmontonians.
For the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor which is one of the four regions that together comprise 50% of Canada's population,
Edmonton serves as its northern anchor. Edmonton is the second most populous provincial capital withing Canada. Edmonton is also considered and known as a cultural, government and educational center because it is the host to a year-round slate of world-class festivals and earned the title of "The Festival City". Edmonton is the home of the North America's largest mall for 23 years from 1981 until 2004 named West Edmonton Mall and lets not forget Canada's largest historic park called Fort Edmonton Park.
Edmonton is famous for its nightlife specially the Whyte Avenue Strip which has the highest concentration of nightlife within the city. Strathcona which is the heart of the town, fell into disrepair during the middle of the 20th century, however at the beginning of the 70's, the Business Revitalization Zone concentrated their effort to revive the area with by restoring historical buildings among other things. As a result and thanks to its proximity to the University of Alberta, the area has a high concentration of establishments ranging from restaurants and pubs to trendy clubs while hosting a wide variety of shops during the day. This area also contains two independent movie theaters: the Garneau and Princess theaters, as well as several live theater, music, and comedy venues.
For the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor which is one of the four regions that together comprise 50% of Canada's population,
Edmonton serves as its northern anchor. Edmonton is the second most populous provincial capital withing Canada. Edmonton is also considered and known as a cultural, government and educational center because it is the host to a year-round slate of world-class festivals and earned the title of "The Festival City". Edmonton is the home of the North America's largest mall for 23 years from 1981 until 2004 named West Edmonton Mall and lets not forget Canada's largest historic park called Fort Edmonton Park.
Edmonton is famous for its nightlife specially the Whyte Avenue Strip which has the highest concentration of nightlife within the city. Strathcona which is the heart of the town, fell into disrepair during the middle of the 20th century, however at the beginning of the 70's, the Business Revitalization Zone concentrated their effort to revive the area with by restoring historical buildings among other things. As a result and thanks to its proximity to the University of Alberta, the area has a high concentration of establishments ranging from restaurants and pubs to trendy clubs while hosting a wide variety of shops during the day. This area also contains two independent movie theaters: the Garneau and Princess theaters, as well as several live theater, music, and comedy venues.
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