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Wood Buffalo, Alberta
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Wood Buffalo
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | No. 16 |
| Established | 1995 |
| Incorporated | 1996 |
| Government [1] | |
| - Governing body | Wood Buffalo Council |
| - Mayor | Melissa Blake |
| - Municipal seat | Fort McMurray |
| Area | |
| - Total | 63,343 km² (24,456.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| - Total | 51,496 |
| - Density | 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi) |
| - Dwellings | 20,505 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Website: Wood Buffalo | |
The regional municipality of Wood Buffalo is located in northeastern Alberta. Created in 1995 as an amalgamation of the community of Fort McMurray and Improvement District 143[3], it now ranks the largest in Canada by area. Underlying its 68,454 km² (26,430 sq mi) of wilderness lie vast oil sand deposits, also known as the Athabasca Tar Sands, helping to make the region one of the fastest growing industrial areas in Canada.
Until the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the municipality was divided between the provincial electoral districts of Fort McMurray (the community itself) and Athabasca-Wabasca (the surrounding area). The re-distribution amalgamated the municipality into a single electoral district covering the entire municipality. As a result, the new Wood Buffalo electoral district became the most populous such district in Alberta.[citation needed]
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In 2001, the municipal district had a population of 41,466 in 14,793 dwellings, a 17.8% increase from 1996. On a surface of 63,400.51 km² it had a density of 0.7 inhabitants/km². [4]
In 2006, Wood Buffalo had a population of 51,496 living in 20,505 dwellings, a 24.3% increase from 2001. The regional municipality has a land area of 63,342.89 km² (24,456.8 sq mi) and a population density of 0.8/km² (2.1/sq mi).[2]
Main District
Hamlets
- ^ Wood Buffalo. Council. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada (Census 2006). Wood Buffalo - Community Profile. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
- ^ Municipal Profile - Alberta Municipal Affairs
- ^ Wood Buffalo Municipality-community profile - Statistics Canada. 2002. 2001 Community Profiles. Released June 27, 2002. Last modified: 2005-11-30. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE
- Wood Buffalo - official website
- Wood Buffalo colleges - Keyano College
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Wood Buffalo National Park | Northwest Territories | |
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| Municipal District of Opportunity | Lac La Biche County |