Calgary
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Calgary
Province: Alberta
Country: Canada

Calgary by the Numbers

Population: 922,315
Elevation: 3556
Average Winter Temperature: 19 degrees F
Average Summer Temperature: 62 degrees F

Quick Facts

Electricity: 110 volts, 50 cycles, AC
Time Zone: GMT-7
Country Dialing Code: 1
Area Code: 403

Did You Know?

Colonel James Maclead named Calgary for a Gaelic word thought to mean "Clear Running Water." However, during the 1975 centennial celebration historians discovered the city's namesake actually means "Cove Garden."

Orientation

Calgary is located at the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The city is located 151 miles north of the U.S./Canadian Border, 246 miles east of Jasper, and 176 miles south of Edmonton.